Drum

Museum number:

2-36479

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Accession number:

Acc.1357

Description:

Improvised can and rubber headed drum.

Donor:

James F. Downs

Collection place:

Arizona

Verbatim coll. place:

Arizona

Culture or time period:

Navajo

Maker or artist:

Kü Bert

Collector:

James F. Downs

Collection date:

1960

Object type:

ethnography

Object class:

Drums (membranophones)

Function:

5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments

Production date:

August 1960

Accession date:

1961

Context of use:

Made for informal singing for a recording session.

Department:

Native US and Canada (except California)

Dimensions:

diameter 4 inches and height 4.75 inches

Loans:

S1974-1975 #4: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (July 19, 1974–February 7, 1975) and S1974-1975 #67: Civic Arts Center (Walnut Creek) (February 5, 1975–May 7, 1975)

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