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Object Number
85-7-70/37622.2
Display Title
Musical instrument
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Ka-eke eke or Ohe ka 'eke
Object Description
Musical instrument. Bamboo tubes, with one end closed by the natural juncture, were used in keeping time to the hula.
Inventory Description
Bamboo tube, smooth exterior, hollow interior, one end closed at natural joint
Classification
- Unclassified
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Hawaiian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
United States
/
Hawaii
/
Honolulu County
Materials
Bamboo
Dimensions
Overall: 57.7 × 6 × 6 cm (22 11/16 × 2 3/8 × 2 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
37.662.2 ; Haekeeke
Provenance
Collector
Alexander Agassiz
(1884-1885 - April 25, 1885)
Donor
Alexander Agassiz
(1884-1885 - April 25, 1885)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85-7-70/37622.1 | Musical instrument |
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Hawaii
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Unclassified
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Java
| |
|
| 94-14-70/51554 | Top-like musical (?) instruments |
Unclassified
|
Java
| |
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Percussion
|
Java
| |
| 94-14-70/51548.1 | Musical instruments |
Unclassified
|
Java
| |
| 94-14-70/51548.2 | Musical instruments |
Unclassified
|
Java
| |
| 33-38-70/245 | Bamboo tubes |
Tools
|
Philippines
| |
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Unclassified
|
Queen Charlotte Islands
| |
| 37-105-50/3153 | Small wooden musical instrument |
Unclassified
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Africa
| |
| 30-32-50/B4605 | Musical instrument, ndongo |
Unclassified
|
Ukerewe
| |
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Unclassified
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Cameroon
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