Object Details
Culture/People
Akurio (Acuria)
Collector
A. Hyatt Verrill (Alpheus Hyatt Verrill), Non-Indian, 1871-1954
Previous owner
A. Hyatt Verrill (Alpheus Hyatt Verrill), Non-Indian, 1871-1954
Seller
A. Hyatt Verrill (Alpheus Hyatt Verrill), Non-Indian, 1871-1954
Collection History
Collected by Alpheus Hyatt Verrill (1871-1954, explorer, author, and MAI field collector) at an unknown date; purchased by MAI from Hyatt Verrill in 1918.
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Date created
1910-1918
Catalog Number
7/4471
Barcode
074471.000
Object Type
Music and Sound
Object Name
Drum with monkey design
Media/Materials
Wood, hide, rope, feather/feathers, paint
Techniques
Carved, bent, stretched, laced, tied, painted
Dimensions
25 x 13 cm
Place
Near headwaters; Berbice River headwaters; Upper Demerara-Berbice Region; Guyana
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Link to Original Record
Record ID
NMAI_80205