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Object Number
49-30-10/32251
Display Title
Drum with skin head, of complex construction. Bird quill resonator. 61x11 cm.
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Drum, round wood frame with pigment, skin head bird quills attached
Classification
- Percussion
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Naskapi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
/
Quebec
Additional Geographic Terms
Gulf of Saint Lawrence, North of the
Materials
Hide, Quill, Wood, Pigment
Dimensions
Diameter: 60.8 cm, height: 10.5 cm
Quantity
1
Provenance
Collector
William Brooks Cabot
(1899-1925)
Donor
William Brooks Cabot
(1899-1910)
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