Hand drum (Image withheld)
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- Date created
- 1900-1930
- Culture/People
- Lake Superior Chippewa
- Collector
- Bernard S. Mason (Bernard Sterling Mason), Non-Indian, 1896-1953
- Previous owner
- Bernard S. Mason (Bernard Sterling Mason), Non-Indian, 1896-1953
- John L. Holden, Non-Indian, 1922-1998
- Donor
- John L. Holden, Non-Indian, 1922-1998
- Collection History
- Collected in the 1930s by Bernard S. Mason (1896-1953, author of books on Indian crafts, an active supporter of camping and "Indian lore" as educational experiences, and director of Camp Kooch-i-ching, Rainy Lake, Minnesota); bequeathed or given to his friend John Landis Holden (1922-1998, also a camping enthusiast and subsequent director of Camp Kooch-i-ching); donated to NMAI by John L. Holden in 1991.
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- Place
- Wisconsin; USA
- See related items
- Lake Superior Chippewa
- Music and Sound
- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Catalog Number
- 25/3561
- Barcode
- 253561.000
- Object Type
- Music and Sound
- Object Name
- Hand drum (Image withheld)
- Media/Materials
- Hide, beaver skin/fur, wood
- Techniques
- Nailed, braided
- Dimensions
- 64 x 56 x 10 cm
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
- Record ID
- NMAI_269478