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Object Number
85-7-70/37622.1
Display Title
Musical instrument
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Ka-eke eke or Ohe ka 'eke
Object Description
Musical instrument, cracked. Bamboo tubes, with one end closed by the natural juncture, were used in keeping time to the hula.
Inventory Description
Tool?, bamboo cylinder, plugged 1 end, hollow, cracked
Classification
- Tools
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Hawaiian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
United States
/
Hawaii
/
Honolulu County
Materials
Bamboo
Dimensions
Overall: 45.8 x 5.7 x 5.4 cm (18 1/16 x 2 1/4 x 2 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
37.622
Provenance
Collector
Alexander Agassiz
(1884-1885 - April 25, 1885)
Donor
Alexander Agassiz
(1884-1885 - April 25, 1885)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85-7-70/37622.2 | Musical instrument |
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| |
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|
Hawaii
| |
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|
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