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Start Over Function 5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments
Hearst Museum object titled Alligator, accession number 5-6315b, described as a) Drum; wood; 3-legged; two stained wood ornaments separate; drum painted orange & black; antelope skin head; raffia & split bamboo binding; diameter 28 cm; height 51 cm. b) turtle; stained wood; c) alligator; stained wood. Used for festival; not a special drum. Collected June 1966.
Hearst Museum object titled Amulet, accession number 5-2932d, no description available.
Hearst Museum object titled Animal horn, accession number 5-14360, described as Trumpet, patinated red-stained elephant tusk. Damaged at base, modified at tip with opening. Incised linear dots. Length 40.5 centimeters. Purchased for $300, August 1983.
Hearst Museum object titled Anklung, accession number 18-287, described as Bamboo musical instrument; Anklung; L. 22 in.
Hearst Museum object titled Ball on a stick, accession number 9-9243a,b, described as Drum;w/drumstick (a)ovoid hollow decoratively carved wood; L. 25 cm.(b) long plain wood drumstick w/stuffed leather ball on end;L.39 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Bamboo musical pipe, accession number 11-42738a-g, described as Musical pipes, bamboo, natural color, undecorated; six tubes of varying lengths. 49.0 cm, 36.6 cm, 26.5 cm, 39.0 cm, 42.3 cm, 34.9 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Banjo, accession number 5-14094a,b, described as Banjo. Gourd bowl with wood handle. Handle attached to bowl by passing through holes on side. Bowl covered with leather, black leather band around upper edge, red leather strip across center. Hole in top of bowl at one side. Handle wrapped with black and red leather. Bowl diameter: 12 cm; handle length: 36 cm;
Hearst Museum object titled Banjo, accession number 9-34a-c, described as Banjo; A) sound box: oval wood with reptile heads (heads cracked); 2 metal hoops; width ca.16.5 cm; B) neck: wood, 3 tuning pegs; ivory tuning fret; ivory tailpiece; gut strings (broken); length 94 cm. C) key.
Hearst Museum object titled Banjo peg, accession number 9-35, described as Peg belonging to banjo (no.35ab) No.35ab is on loan to state museum at Weaverville & possibly lost, see C.J.(?). Bought from Chinese in Alaska.
Hearst Museum object titled Beater, accession number 11-37690, described as beater, carved wood, for log slit gong; handle end is keeled and knobbed with two eye-like bulges

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