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Catalog Data

Culture/People:
Guahibo  Search this
Possible collector:
Louis Kasin, Non-Indian, ca. 1895-1941  Search this
Pauline Kasin (Mrs. Louis Kasin), Non-Indian, 1905-1995  Search this
Previous owner:
Louis Kasin, Non-Indian, ca. 1895-1941  Search this
Pauline Kasin (Mrs. Louis Kasin), Non-Indian, 1905-1995  Search this
Donor:
Pauline Kasin (Mrs. Louis Kasin), Non-Indian, 1905-1995  Search this
Object Name:
Drum
Media/Materials:
Wood, bark cloth, palm fiber, tree pitch/gum, hide thong/babiche
Techniques:
Twill-plaited
Object Type:
Music and Sound
Place:
Venezuela
Collection History:
Probably collected by Louis Kasin (ca. 1896-1941) and his wife Pauline Kasin (1905-1995) during travel to South America to collect zoological specimens in the 1920s and 1930s; donated to MAI by Mrs. Kasin in 1964.
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Catalog Number:
23/3296
Barcode:
233296.000
See related items:
Guahibo
Music and Sound
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6867eaeae-fff8-4251-a984-c06f527233fe
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_248437