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Drum and drumstick

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    Object Details

    Culture/People

    Q'eqchi Maya

    NMAI agent

    Francisco Caal, Q'eqchi Maya

    Collection History

    Collected by Francisco Caal (Q'eqchi Maya) for NMAI in 2003.

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    Date created

    circa 1950

    Catalog Number

    26/2681

    Barcode

    262681.000

    Object Type

    Music and Sound

    Indigenous Term

    tun (drum) and ruq'wajb' (drumstick)

    Object Name

    Drum and drumstick

    Media/Materials

    Wood, rawhide, nylon cord, natural rubber

    Techniques

    Carved, wrapped, tied

    Dimensions

    51 x 48 cm

    Place

    Cobán; Cobán Municipality; Alta Verapaz Department, North Region; Guatemala

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    Data Source

    National Museum of the American Indian

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6e722917a-21e7-4239-9c1d-2e1e2d34ea2d

    Record ID

    NMAI_278800

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