Object class: Membranophones (drums and other instruments that produce sound via vibrating membranes) / Donor: Alaska Commercial Company / Culture or time period: Arctic cultures - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

Start Over Object class Membranophones (drums and other instruments that produce sound via vibrating membranes) Donor Alaska Commercial Company Culture or time period Arctic cultures

1. Drum

Museum number:: 2-4769
Culture or time period:: Alaskan Eskimo
Object class:: Tambourines
Function:: 5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies and 5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments
Dimensions:: diameter 46.5 centimeters
Collector:: unknown
Collection place:: Alaska
Collection date:: 1898

2. Drum

Museum number:: 2-4588
Culture or time period:: Alaskan Eskimo
Object class:: Drums (membranophones)
Function:: 5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments
Dimensions:: 44.5 centimeters and 25.5 centimeters
Collector:: unknown
Collection place:: Alaska
Collection date:: 1898

3. Drum handle

Museum number:: 2-4606a
Culture or time period:: Alaskan Eskimo
Object class:: Drums (membranophones)
Function:: 5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Collector:: unknown
Collection place:: Lower Yukon, Yukon, Yukon-Koyukuk Borough
Collection date:: 1898

4. Drum model

Museum number:: 2-4577
Culture or time period:: Alaskan Eskimo
Object class:: Drums (membranophones)
Function:: 5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Dimensions:: length 27.8 centimeters
Collector:: unknown
Collection place:: Alaska
Collection date:: October 1986