Hand drum and drumstick

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Date created: circa 1975

Culture/People: Siberian Yupik [Savoogna, St. Lawrence Island]
Artist/Maker: Nathan Noongwook, Siberian Yupik [Savoogna, St. Lawrence Island], 1910-1994
Collector: Bernhard U. Krummel, Non-Indian, 1911-1990; Florence C. Krummel (Florence Choiniere Krummel), Non-Indian, 1911-2003
Previous owner: Bernhard U. Krummel, Non-Indian, 1911-1990; Florence C. Krummel (Florence Choiniere Krummel), Non-Indian, 1911-2003
Donor: Maradel Krummel Gale, Non-Indian

Collection History: Collected by Florence C. Krummel (1911-2003, a retired high school teacher) and Bernhard U. Krummel (1911-1990) in 1976 when they lived in the Anchorage, Alaska, area; donated to NMAI by their daughter Maradel Krummel Gale in 2003.
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Place: Savoonga; Bering Straits Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
Archipelago: Bering Sea Islands
Island Name: Saint Lawrence Island

See related items: Siberian Yupik [Savoogna, St. Lawrence Island]; Music and Sound

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 26/2518
Barcode: 262518.000

Object Type: Music and Sound

Object Name: Hand drum and drumstick
Media/Materials: Hickory wood, walrus gut/intestine
Techniques: Carved, stretched
Dimensions: 56.4 x 41.2 x 6.2 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws61c2ac7c6-772c-4fb9-81a5-a0eddbc3cf03

Record ID: NMAI_278630