Shaman's drum

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Object Details

Culture/People

Wixarika (Huichol)

Collector

Edward H. Davis (Edward Harvey Davis/E. H. Davis), Non-Indian, 1862-1951

Collection History

Collected in 1923 by Edward H. Davis (1862-1951, a rancher and field collector for MAI) during fieldwork sponsored by MAI.

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Date created

circa 1910

Catalog Number

11/9723

Barcode

119723.000

Object Type

Ceremonial/Ritual items: Shamanic objects

Indigenous Term

tepu

Object Name

Shaman's drum

Media/Materials

Wood, hide, hide thong/babiche

Techniques

Carved, stretched, pegged

Dimensions

60.5 x 34 cm

Place

Santa Rosa; Nayarit State; Mexico

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Wixarika (Huichol)

Ceremonial/Ritual items: Shamanic objects

Data Source

National Museum of the American Indian

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws60b5646b8-380d-4ba9-9786-0fee866b7964

Record ID

NMAI_129013

Shaman's drum

Object Details

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Collection History

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