Culture/People:

Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl)  Search this

Previous owner:

William Ockleford Oldman (W.O. Oldman/William Ockelford Oldman), Non-Indian, 1879-1949  Search this

Seller:

William Ockleford Oldman (W.O. Oldman/William Ockelford Oldman), Non-Indian, 1879-1949  Search this

MAI agent:

George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957  Search this

Object Name:

Hand drum

Media/Materials:

Hide, wood

Techniques:

Painted

Object Type:

Music and Sound

Place:

Vancouver Island; British Columbia; Canada

Archipelago:

Vancouver Island Group

Island Name:

Vancouver Island

Collection History:

Collection history unknown; acquired by William Ockleford Oldman (1879-1949, who did business as "W.O. Oldman, Ethnographical Specimens, London") at an unknown date; purchased by George Heye from W.O. Oldman in London, England, in 1937.

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Catalog Number:

19/6210

Barcode:

196210.000

See related items:

Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl)

Music and Sound

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws68c74aba9-02ce-4960-871e-cd138d13a27b

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_209593