Object class: Membranophones (drums and other instruments that produce sound via vibrating membranes) / Collection place: Norton Sound to Bristol Bay, Alaska / Materials: Wood (plant material) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

Start Over Object class Membranophones (drums and other instruments that produce sound via vibrating membranes) Collection place Norton Sound to Bristol Bay, Alaska Materials Wood (plant material)

1. Drum and drumstick

Museum number:: 2-16732a,b
Culture or time period:: Alaskan Eskimo
Object class:: Drums (membranophones) and Drumsticks (percussion beaters)
Function:: 5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments
Dimensions:: a)— 45 inches and b)— length 40.6 centimeters
Collector:: Margaret Lantis
Collection place:: Mekoryuk, Nunivak Island, Bethel Census Area
Collection date:: 1940

2. Drum model

Museum number:: 2-66933a,b
Culture or time period:: Alaskan Eskimo
Object class:: Drums (membranophones)
Function:: 5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments
Collector:: Dorothea Leighton
Collection place:: St. Lawrence Island, Nome Borough, Alaska
Collection date:: ca. 1940