Unspecified:

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Physical Description:

ivory (overall material)

Object Name:

castanets

Description:

This pair of castanets were made by an undetermined maker, undetermined provenance, late 18th – early 19th century. They are made of ivory with a green connecting cord. According to the catalog card: “Ivory castanets used by Catalina Julian Myers Mason in Porto Rico when dancing with her brother Alphonso Sidney Mason.”

Location:

Currently not on view

Credit Line:

Estate of Cassie Mason Myers Julian-James

ID Number:

MI.66.112

Accession number:

70138

Catalog number:

66.112

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Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments

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Music & Musical Instruments

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-4b20-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_607056