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Rawhide drum with wooden base and tension pegs / Unidentified

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Essay/Description

Drum with rawhide over wood and wood tension pegs.

Curatorial Remarks

This is not Native American. It is probably African.

Tags: drum
People: African
Purpose: ceremonial events

From interviews with Dr. Garrick Bailey, 2018-2020 University of Tulsa, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology

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Title(s): 
Rawhide drum with wooden base and tension pegs
Creator(s): 
Unidentified (Author)
Culture: 
Native American; possibly Pueblo
Date: 
19th century
Materials/Techniques: 
hide, wood
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Object Type: 
Drum
Accession No: 
84.1388
Previous Number(s): 
8437.1388
Department: 
Anthropology
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