Long Drums Pair

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Object Details

Donor Name

King Maha Mongkut

Notes

FROM CARD: "LONG CYLINDRICAL WOODEN BODY, WITH SKIN HEAD ON EACH END, WHICH IS WRAPPED AROUND A THICK TRIANGULAR ? BAMBOO FRAME, AROUND WHICH THE THIN BAMBOO STRIPS ARE TIED FROM ONE END TO THE OTHER, HOLDING BOTH HEADS WITH ONE SET. THIS IS A PAIR WITH NO. 69. WHEN THESE WERE LOOKED FOR BY DR. HAWLEY, IN THE 1920S THEY WERE NOT FOUND, BECAUSE OF LACK OF ORIG. NO. IDENT."

Illustrated and described in McQuail, Lisa. 1997. "Treasures of Two Nations: Thai Royal Gifts to the United States of America" Smithsonian Institution. p. 123

Record Last Modified

21 Apr 2025

Specimen Count

Accession Date

9 Mar 1859

Accession Number

266032

USNM Number

E67-0

Object Type

Drum

Place

Thailand, Asia

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Data Source

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

Topic

Ethnology

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/359edaba1-f017-44e4-b809-b44e72470552

Record ID

nmnhanthropology_8472766