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Object Number
985-27-10/58968
Display Title
Hopi/Tewa drum rattle.
Descriptions
Object Description
Hopi/Tewa drum rattle. Drum is made out of hollowed piece of wood, the outside of which is left in its natural state. Rawhide is stretched over each end and fastened to each other w/ rawhide thongs. Remnants of fur on hide. Red pigment traces on the wood.
Inventory Description
Drum rattle, wood body, 1 splotch red pigment, skin heads, tied with hide strips
Classification
- Percussion
Department
Ethnographic
Date
20th century
Culture
- Hopi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
Additional Geographic Terms
First Mesa
Materials
Wood, Skin, Hide
Dimensions
Overall: 9.3 x 11 x 10.1 cm (3 11/16 x 4 5/16 x 4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10\58968 & 24315
Provenance
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(08/01/1917)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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