Object Details
Culture/People
Island Carib
Previous owner
Museum Shop, Museum of the American Indian (MAI museum shop/Book Counter), 1956-1989
Collection History
Collection history unknown; acquired by the MAI gift shop for resale at an unknown date; transferred to the MAI collection in 1985.
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Date created
1900-1950
Catalog Number
25/2332
Barcode
252332.000
Object Type
Music and Sound
Indigenous Term
güiro (rasp) and pua (stick)
Object Name
Musical rasp
Media/Materials
Gourd
Techniques
Cut, incised
Dimensions
45.5 x 8.5 cm
Place
Puerto Rico
Archipelago
Greater Antilles
Island Name
Puerto Rico
Geographical Areas
Caribbean Islands (West Indies)
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Link to Original Record
Record ID
NMAI_268116