Drum and drumstick

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Culture/People: Tukano (Tucano)
Collector: Gordon MacCreagh, Non-Indian, 1886-1953
Previous owner: Gordon MacCreagh, Non-Indian, 1886-1953
Expedition: Mulford Expedition for the Biological Exploration of the Amazon Basin (1921-1922)
Seller: Amazon Film Company of Philadelphia

Collection History: Collected in 1922 by explorer and author Gordon MacCreagh (1886-1953) during the Mulford Expedition for the Biological Exploration of the Amazon Basin (sponsored by the New York Botanical Gardens); purchased by MAI from Gordon MacCreagh's business, the Amazon Film Company of Philadelphia, in 1923.
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Place: Rio Uaupés (Caiari, Vaupés); São Gabriel da Cachoeira Municipality; North Mesoregion, Rio Negro Micoregion; Amazonas State, North Region; Brazil

See related items: Tukano (Tucano); Music and Sound

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 12/0
Barcode: 120000.000

Object Type: Music and Sound

Object Name: Drum and drumstick
Media/Materials: Wood, cordage, tree pitch/gum
Techniques: Carved

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6692e1f92-6752-4d0f-9d10-009f1e7b397d

Record ID: NMAI_128897