Object Details
Culture/People
Mapuche
Previous owner
Museo Nacional de Historia Natural (Museo Nacional, Santiago)
Expedition
Mrs. Thea Heye Chile Expedition (1929-1930) (Mrs. Thea Heye - Lothrop Expedition)
Expedition leader
Samuel Kirkland Lothrop (S.K. Lothrop/SKL), Non-Indian, 1892-1965
Expedition sponsor
Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935
Collection History
Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of the Museo Nacional de Historia Natural (Santiago, Chile); acquired by MAI in 1930 through an exchange with the Museo National that was negotiated by Samuel K. Lothrop (1892-1965, MAI staff member) during the MAI's Thea Heye-Lothrop Expedition to Chile.
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Date created
circa 1920
Catalog Number
17/7322
Barcode
177322.000
Object Type
Ceremonial/Ritual items: Shamanic objects
Indigenous Term
kultrung
Object Name
Shaman's drum
Media/Materials
Wood, horse rawhide, hide thong/babiche, horsehair, cordage, paint
Techniques
Carved, stretched, laced, painted
Dimensions
18 x 47 cm
Place
Chile
See related items
Mapuche
Ceremonial/Ritual items: Shamanic objects
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Link to Original Record
Record ID
NMAI_189521
