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Drum and drumstick
Object Details
- Collection History
- Collected in 1931 by journalist and anthropologist Gregory Mason (1889-1968) during fieldwork sponsored by the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) and MAI.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Catalog Number
- 18/1284
- Barcode
- 181284.000
- Culture/People
- Wayuu (Guajira/Goajiro)
- Expedition sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (The University Museum/Penn Museum)
- Museum of the American Indian - Heye Foundation (MAI-HF), 1916-1989
- Collector
- Gregory Mason, Non-Indian, 1889-1968
- Object Type
- Music and Sound
- Object Name
- Drum and drumstick
- Media/Materials
- Wood, hide, cordage
- Techniques
- Carved
- Place
- La Guajira Department; Colombia
- See related items
- Wayuu (Guajira/Goajiro)
- Music and Sound
- Record ID
- NMAI_193980
- Usage
- CC0
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