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Hand drum and drumstick

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  • Hand drum and drumstick

    Object Details

    Culture/People

    Kiowa

    Possible collector

    Colonel James F. Randlett, Non-Indian, 1832-1915

    Previous owner

    Colonel James F. Randlett, Non-Indian, 1832-1915

    Collection History

    Formerly in the collection of Colonel James F. Randlett (1832-1915, US Army commander and Indian agent at Fort Duchesne, Utah, until 1896 and Indian agent for the Kiowa, circa 1900) and possibly collected by him; purchased by MAI from an unknown source in 1923.

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    Date created

    circa 1890

    Catalog Number

    12/3231

    Barcode

    123231.000

    Object Type

    Music and Sound

    Object Name

    Hand drum and drumstick

    Media/Materials

    Rawhide, wood, cotton cloth, paint

    Techniques

    Bent, stretched, painted, carved, wrapped

    Place

    Oklahoma; USA

    See related items

    Kiowa
    Music and Sound

    Data Source

    National Museum of the American Indian

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6c90ac885-b7ae-4377-a5ca-f110ea8a0cc9

    Record ID

    NMAI_131872

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