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Monkey skin on wooden stretching frame--skin is used to make drum heads
Monkey skin on wooden stretching frame--skin is used to make drum heads
Object Number 38-60-30/1789
Display Title Monkey skin on wooden stretching frame--skin is used to make drum heads
Descriptions
Inventory Description Hide, stretched on wooden frame, round, attached with fiber
Classification
  • Tools
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Payamino
  • Quichua
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Ecuador
Additional Geographic Terms Rio Payamino, vicinity of mouth of; Rio Napo, tributary of
Materials Wood, Fiber, Leather, Fur
Dimensions Overall: 29.3 x 28.5 x 1.1 cm (11 9/16 x 11 1/4 x 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 38-60-30/1789
Provenance
Collector Mr. C. H. Spencer (1937-1938 - 1938-1939)

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