Year collected: [Missing] / Function: 5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments / Loans: S1974-1975 #67: Civic Arts Center (Walnut Creek) (February 5, 1975–May 7, 1975) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

Start Over Year collected [Missing] Function 5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments Loans S1974-1975 #67: Civic Arts Center (Walnut Creek) (February 5, 1975–May 7, 1975)

Hearst Museum object titled Bow with gourd bowl, accession number 5-6963a,b, described as Native name: Uta wa mundu mue- bow of witch doctor Musical bow w/ gourd resonator; bow-stick tapered to points w/ wire string attached; gourd half w/ burnt design; bow length: 122cm; gourd diameter half 18cm Used by witch doctors when calling and communicating w/the spirits. The half of gourd is a sound box between the wood and the wire and a bent stick w/ string (small bow) is sawed against the wire. The ear of the player is placed close to the sound box during playing. Only witch doctors used the bows Made by witch doctor

Hearst Museum object titled Carved and painted wooden rattle, accession number 5-7656, described as Rattle; double type; a biconical shaped carved wood object with 2 rattle sticks in each bell-shaped end; decorated with lines of black and pink pigment. Length 20.5 cm, width 8 cm

Hearst Museum object titled Didgeridoo or drone pipe, accession number 11-2092, described as Drone pipe (didgeridoo); eucalyptus limb hollowed by termites; ochre-painted ground with white cross-hatching. Sacred music instrument.

Hearst Museum object titled Double rattle, accession number 5-3101, described as Double rattle; Oyo; dome-shaped fiber containers with gourd bottom cover; filled with pebbles; 12.5 inches high.

Hearst Museum object titled Drum, accession number 11-38399, described as Hourglass-shaped drum with one lizard-skin head; rattan hoop affixed; intricate carving on drum and handle

Hearst Museum object titled Drum, accession number 5-5340, described as Wooden Drum (pliewo) on 4 bent legs. Bird, hunter, snake lizard and mask relief carved on sides. Skin drum head. H = 117.0 cm

Hearst Museum object titled Drum, accession number 5-2415, described as Drum; conical; 2 kins-one over base (non-sonorous), other over resonator; "w" shape lacing with thongs 16 inches h, ca 14 inches dia.