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Drum
Object Number 16-49-20/C7479
Display Title Drum
Descriptions
Object Description Drum. "Tunkul" (Sacred Drum)
Inventory Description Drum, cylindrical, hollow, 2 slits one side, large square perforation
Classification
  • Percussion
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico / Yucatan
Additional Geographic Terms Ebtun, Village of
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 73.2 x 34 x 35.7 cm (28 13/16 x 13 3/8 x 14 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object C7479
Provenance
Collector Edward Herbert Thompson (ca.1889 - 1916)
Donor Edward Herbert Thompson (ca.1889 - 1916)

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