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Collector:
Col. James Stevenson  Search this
Frank H. Cushing  Search this
Frank G. Galbraith  Search this
Donor Name:
Col. James Stevenson  Search this
Height - Object:
10 cm
Culture:
Hopi  Search this
Object Type:
Drum
Place:
Walpi (Waalpi), Hopi Reservation / Navajo County / First Mesa, Arizona, United States, North America
Accession Date:
6 Jan 1881
Notes:
FROM CARD: "PEOPLE: HOPI WALPI*. REMARKS: SEE STEVENSON'S REPORT 1879 P. 398-NO. 2236. ILLUS. IN BAE 2ND AR, FIG. 581, P. 398; ALSO USNM REPT. 1896, FIG. 224; P. 583. *1879 REPORT LISTS THIS AS BEING COLLECTED FROM WALPI. OF THE HOPI, SHOSHONEAN FAMILY. SHELL A SECTION OF A LOG; HEADS OF GOATSKIN STRETCHED ACROSS THE ENDS OF THE SHELL WITHOUT HOOPS. THE LACING PASSES THROUGH HOLES MADE IN THE EDGE OF THE HEADS." FROM CARD: "DRUM (PAH SOOK PE) OF THE HOPI, SHOSHONEAN FAMILY. SHELL, A SECTION OF A LOG; HEADS, OF GOATSKIN STRETCHED ACROSS THE ENDS OF THE SHELL WITHOUT HOOPS. THE LACING PASSES THROUGH HOLES MADE IN THE EDGE OF THE HEADS. HEIGHT, 4 INCHES. PUEBLO, ORAIBI, ARIZONA. 41,176. COLLECTED BY JAMES STEVENSON."
Record Last Modified:
1 Mar 2017
Specimen Count:
1
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
009899
USNM Number:
E41176-0
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Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/39bc5de94-399c-4ab8-9af4-eba34619b2f6
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8442444