Object name: Slit drum / Culture or time period: Postclassic Era, Mesoamerica (1000–1697 AD) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Slit drum, accession number 3-25485, described as Slit drum, wooden (teponaztli), cylindrical with ends slightly tapered, undecorated; remnants of iron nails in each end; three holes drilled in each side at edge of opening at bottom; L 41.2 cm X diam 10.9 cm. A two-toned percussion instrument played with rubber tipped sticks.

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