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Object Number
67-10-70/320
Display Title
Drum
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Ipu hula or Paipu
Object Description
Double calabash hula drum, with dark blue or black designs. The drum is composed of two attached gourds, both decorated. At the juncture between the two gourds a bark cloth loop, also decorated with black design, is attached on one side. The top gourd has a sounding hole in its natural base.
Inventory Description
Drum, gourd, two gourds affixed at neck, perforated top, pyrographic design
Classification
- Percussion
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Hawaiian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
United States
/
Hawaii
Materials
Gourd, Barkcloth, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 71.5 x 26 x 27 cm (28 1/8 x 10 1/4 x 10 5/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
320
Provenance
Donor
Massachusetts Historical Society
(1867)
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