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Catalog Number

 CAS 0005-0051   CAS 0005-0051; Drum frame fragment
Category Musical Instruments
Object Name Drum frame fragment
Culture Native Alaskan
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Liebes Collection (Native Alaskan)
Materials Bone
Description Rectangular bone segment that has eight holes drilled in it; Bone is very weathered.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 2.1, Thickness = 0.5, Length = 11.4

Catalog Number

 CAS 0005-0052   CAS 0005-0052; Drum frame fragment
Category Musical Instruments
Object Name Drum frame fragment
Culture Native Alaskan
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Liebes Collection (Native Alaskan)
Materials Ivory
Description Flat rectangular ivory piece with eight holes drilled in it; Ends taper in slightly.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 2.0, Thickness = 0.5, Length = 8.1

Catalog Number

 CAS 0005-0372   CAS 0005-0372; Drum handle
Category Carvings; Musical Instruments
Object Name Drum handle
Culture Eskimo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Liebes Collection (Native Alaskan)
Materials Bone
Description Wooden drum handle with human face carved into one end; Possibly originally catalogued as a pair along with CAS 0005-0168.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 12.9, Width = 2.7, Length = 3.7

Catalog Number

 CAS 0032-0054   CAS 0032-0054; Mouth harp
Category Musical Instruments
Object Name Mouth harp
Culture Melanesian: New Britain
Global Region Oceania
Country Papua New Guinea
State/Prov./Dist. New Britain
County
Other Geographic Data Island: Matupi
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1880s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Bamboo
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 3.0, Thickness = 0.8, Length = 27.4
Catalog Number CAS 0059-0029   CAS 0059-0029; Flute
Category Musical Instruments
Object Name Flute
Culture Filipino?
Global Region Southeast Asia
Country Philippines?
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Bamboo
Description
Dimensions (cm) Max Diam = 2.2, Length = 66.0
Catalog Number CAS 0059-0045   CAS 0059-0045; Flute
Category Musical Instruments
Object Name Flute
Culture Filipino?
Global Region Southeast Asia
Country Philippines?
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Bamboo
Description
Dimensions (cm) Max Diam = 1.8, Length = 58.4

Catalog Number

 CAS 0060-0023   CAS 0060-0023; Harp
Category Musical Instruments
Object Name Harp
Culture
Global Region Sub-Saharan Africa
Country Congo (Zaire)
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood; Animal skin; Wire
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 28.5, Width = 12.7, Length = 91.4
Catalog Number CAS 0060-0030   CAS 0060-0030; Drum
Category Musical Instruments
Object Name Drum
Culture unknown
Global Region Sub-Saharan Africa
Country Tanzania or Uganda
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood; Leather; Commercial cloth
Description 2-headed drum with hollowed, hourglass-shaped wooden core; Both ends covered by very thin skin membrane (painted white), tied with twisted cordage made from same material as drum head; Cordage is wrapped around thick leather band encircling each drum head; Continuous length of twisted rawhide (painted black) loops back and forth between drum heads, covering entire exterior; Cloth strap threaded through leather loops at both ends.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 41.5, Max Diam = 19.3

Catalog Number

 CAS 0060-0031   CAS 0060-0031; Drum
Category Musical Instruments
Object Name Drum
Culture unknown
Global Region Sub-Saharan Africa
Country unknown
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood; Leather
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 33.0, Max Diam = 43.2
Catalog Number CAS 0060-0032   CAS 0060-0032; Drum
Category Musical Instruments
Object Name Drum
Culture unknown
Global Region Sub-Saharan Africa
Country unknown
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood; Leather
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 58.4, Max Diam = 38.1

Catalog Number

 CAS 0060-0033   CAS 0060-0033; Drum
Category Musical Instruments
Object Name Drum
Culture unknown
Global Region Sub-Saharan Africa
Country unknown
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood; Leather
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 26.7, Max Diam = 40.6

Catalog Number

 CAS 0060-0034   CAS 0060-0034; Tambourine
Category Musical Instruments
Object Name Tambourine
Culture unknown
Global Region Sub-Saharan Africa
Country unknown
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data Port East Africa
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Animal skin; Wood
Description
Dimensions (cm) Thickness = 3.6, Max Diam = 33.0

Catalog Number

 CAS 0060-0035   CAS 0060-0035; Thumb piano
Category Musical Instruments
Object Name Thumb piano
Culture
Global Region Sub-Saharan Africa
Country Zambia
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data Barotse Land
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood; Leather
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 5.4, Width = 17.8, Length = 29.2

Catalog Number

 CAS 0060-0036   CAS 0060-0036; Marimba
Category Musical Instruments
Object Name Marimba
Culture unknown
Global Region Sub-Saharan Africa
Country Zimbabwe, probably
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data Port East Africa
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood; Gourds; Spider cocoons; Leather; Resin; Metal wire
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 27.9, Width = 43.2, Length = 83.8
Catalog Number CAS 0060-0037   CAS 0060-0037; Rattle
Category Musical Instruments
Object Name Rattle
Culture Kiga?
Global Region Sub-Saharan Africa
Country Uganda?
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Gourds; Bamboo
Description
Dimensions (cm) Max Diam = 3.8, Length = 25.4
Catalog Number CAS 0060-0038   CAS 0060-0038; Rattle
Category Musical Instruments
Object Name Rattle
Culture unknown
Global Region Sub-Saharan Africa
Country unknown
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data Port East Africa
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Gourd; Bamboo
Description
Dimensions (cm) Max Diam = 8.9, Length = 33.0

Catalog Number

 CAS 0060-0039   CAS 0060-0039; Drum stick
Category Musical Instruments
Object Name Drum stick
Culture unknown
Global Region Sub-Saharan Africa
Country unknown
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood; Rubber (?)
Description
Dimensions (cm) Max Diam = 5.1, Length = 31.2

Catalog Number

 CAS 0060-0041   CAS 0060-0041; Mouth bow
Category Musical Instruments
Object Name Mouth bow
Culture unknown
Global Region Sub-Saharan Africa
Country unknown
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 10.7, Thickness = 0.8, Length = 48.3

Catalog Number

 CAS 0091-0036   CAS 0091-0036; Drum
Category Musical Instruments
Object Name Drum
Culture unidentified Native American (Arizona Indian)
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona
County unknown
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Rawhide; Wood; Pigment
Description
Dimensions (cm) Max Diam = 27.6, Length = 3.5

Catalog Number

 CAS 0147-0053   CAS 0147-0053; Rattle
Category Accessories/Ornaments; Musical Instruments
Object Name Rattle
Culture Northwest Coast Indian
Global Region North America
Country Canada or USA
State/Prov./Dist. British Columbia or Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data Northwest Coast
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. mid 1900s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood; Conifer (?) roots; Deer or antelope bones and hooves; Sinew; Leather thong
Description Small handheld rattle made from peeled stick that is bent to form a small circular hoop and is loosely coil-wrapped with sinew and dyed (black) plant fiber, possibly spruce or conifer root; Peeled cedar stick is lashed across center of hoop to form a cross brace and/or handhold and is also loosely wrapped in dyed (black and red) plant fiber, similar to hoop; Attached to hoop by means of leather thong and sinew are four deer or antelope toe bones, twelve sections of deer or antelope hooves, and one larger deer or antelope (?) bone.
Dimensions (cm) Thickness = 2.7, Max Diam = 15.1
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