Slit drum

Museum number:
3-25485
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
5-292 (field number)
Accession number:
Acc.484
Description:
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.
Donor:
unknown
Collection place:
Valley of Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico
Verbatim coll. place:
Mexico (Valley of Mexico); Distrito Federal; Aztec attributed
Culture or time period:
Aztec (1300–1521 AD)
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
before 1914
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Slit drums (percussion tubes)
Accession date:
1914
Context of use:
cf 3-11028
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Dimensions:
length 41.2 centimeters and diameter 10.9 centimeters
Comment:
alternate selection; 7-B
Images:
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.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with 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.

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