Object class: Slit drums (percussion tubes) / Donor: Bancroft Library (UC Berkeley) / Culture or time period: Mesoamerican chronology - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Slit drum, accession number 3-11028, described as Slit drum, wooden (teponaztli), cylindrical; handcarved design in low relief on one side of fish with human head (probably a mythical being) brandishing a stone or metal axe; handcarved designs around both ends; L 52.5 cm X Dia 15.0 cm. A two-toned percussion instrument played with rubber tipped sticks