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Catalog Number

 CAS 0370-0057   CAS 0370-0057; Drum
Category Musical Instruments
Object Name Drum
Culture Rio Grande Pueblo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. New Mexico
County unknown
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1930-1950
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Rawhide; Wood; Paint; Nails
Description Handheld hoop drum consisting of a piece of rawhide stretched over a double wooden hoop whose ends are nailed together; Scalloped edges of rawhide sheet include small loops which are stretched over the back of the hoops and secured by network of rawhide laces that are knotted together; Single image of splayed bird with splayed tail feathers is painted on front of drum in colors of orange, dark brown, and blue-gray, all outlined in black.
Dimensions (cm) Max Diam = 40.5, Length = 7.1
Catalog Number CAS 0370-0058   CAS 0370-0058; Drum
Category Musical Instruments
Object Name Drum
Culture Rio Grande Pueblo (probably Taos Pueblo)
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. New Mexico
County unknown
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1930-1950
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Cottonwood (Populus sp.) trunk; Rawhide
Description Double-headed barrel drum made from hollowed length of cottonwood log with rawhide skin stretched over each end and secured by means of rawhide lace that is threaded through small loops along edges of skins, alternately from upper to lower skin in zigzag pattern; Ends of lace are knotted together, forming a handle.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 27.3, Max Diam = 28.7

Catalog Number

 CAS 0370-0061   CAS 0370-0061; Drum stick
Category Musical Instruments
Object Name Drum stick
Culture Rio Grande Pueblo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. New Mexico
County unknown
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1930-1950
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Wood; Buckskin
Description Drumstick made from short length of peeled stick, of which one end is wrapped with short length of commercial fabric and covered with piece of buckskin which is sewn along bottom with buckskin lace.
Dimensions (cm) Max Diam = 2.5, Length = 30.9

Catalog Number

 CAS 0370-0062   CAS 0370-0062; Drum stick
Category Musical Instruments
Object Name Drum stick
Culture Rio Grande Pueblo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. New Mexico
County unknown
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1930-1950
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Wood; Buckskin
Description Drumstick made from short length of peeled stick of which one end is wrapped with large quantity of cotton batting and then covered with larger piece of buckskin, whose bottom edge is secured by several twists of cotton string and then several twists of buckskin lacing; Additional buckskin lace is wrapped around proximal end of handle as decorative fringe or to serve as carrying strap.
Dimensions (cm) Max Diam = 5.4, Length = 29.2

Catalog Number

 CAS 0370-0063   CAS 0370-0063; Drum stick
Category Musical Instruments
Object Name Drum stick
Culture Rio Grande Pueblo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. New Mexico
County unknown
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1930-1950
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Wood; Cotton batting; Buckskin; Cotton string
Description Drumstick made from short length of stick whose back has been removed from the upper 2/3s of its length; Distal end of stick is wrapped in large quantity of cotton batting and then covered with piece of buckskin that is sewn together from two smaller pieces and secured around lower edge with several wraps of cotton string; Bottom edge of buckskin covering is fringed.
Dimensions (cm) Max Diam = 5.1, Length = 29.9

Catalog Number

 CAS 0370-0064   CAS 0370-0064; Drum stick
Category Musical Instruments
Object Name Drum stick
Culture Rio Grande Pueblo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. New Mexico
County unknown
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1930-1950
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Wood; Commercial fabric; Buckskin
Description Drumstick made from cylindrical carved stick whose distal end is slightly tapered and wrapped with quantity of commercial fabric and covered with piece of buckskin which is gathered together and held in place around bottom with buckskin lace; Shallow groove is carved around proximal end of handle and entire length of handle is stained dark color.
Dimensions (cm) Max Diam = 3.7, Length = 30.3

Catalog Number

 CAS 0370-0065   CAS 0370-0065; Drum stick
Category Musical Instruments
Object Name Drum stick
Culture Rio Grande Pueblo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. New Mexico
County unknown
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1930-1950
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Wood; Leather (hide)
Description Drumstick made from crudely carved cylindrical stick whose distal end is slightly tapered and wrapped with piece of tanned skin (hair turned inside) whose lower ends are gathered and held in place with buckskin lace; Length of handle is stained reddish brown color.
Dimensions (cm) Max Diam = 3.3, Length = 21.0
Catalog Number CAS 0370-0617   CAS 0370-0617; Rattle
Category Bead & Leatherwork; Ceremonial Items; Musical Instruments
Object Name Rattle
Culture Plains, possibly
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Oklahoma, possibly
County
Other Geographic Data Plains area
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture 1900s
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Wood; Gourd; Glass beads; Leather; Feathers; Cotton string; Thread
Description Rattle with wooden handle wrapped end to end with beaded thread; Beaded design consists of multicolored zigzag lines and geometric shapes in blue, yellow, white, red, pink, green and black on a background of multifaceted dark blue beads; One end of handle inserted into gourd; Small string wrapped stick inserted to top to which dyed feather have been affixed; Braided leather fringe extends from bottom.
Dimensions (cm) Max Diam = 5.7, Length = 41.0

Catalog Number

 CAS 0370-0730   CAS 0370-0730; Rattle
Category Ceremonial Items; Musical Instruments
Object Name Rattle
Culture Quechan (Yuma)
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona
County Maricopa
Other Geographic Data Agua Caliente
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1900
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Wood; Rawhide
Description Hand-held rattle fashioned from two round pieces of hide sewn together around edges with indeterminate material to form flattened spherical shape; Several pebbles or seeds are contained within, and short carved wooden handle is inserted through one edge of rattle through to opposite edge and held in place with a small wooden cross-pin inserted through its distal end; Exterior of rattle (except for handle) is painted black and then decorated on each face with a diamond shape outlined in white and divided into quadrants (2 quadrants in each diamond are painted solid white).
Dimensions (cm) Width = 8.1, Thickness = 5.1, Length = 17.5

Catalog Number

 CAS 0370-0862   CAS 0370-0862; Drum
Category Musical Instruments
Object Name Drum
Culture Rio Grande Pueblo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. New Mexico
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1940-1950
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Wood; Leather (hide)
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 49.2, Max Diam = 38.2

Catalog Number

 CAS 0370-0863   CAS 0370-0863; Drum
Category Musical Instruments
Object Name Drum
Culture Rio Grande Pueblo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. New Mexico
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1956
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Wood; Leather (hide)
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 59.8, Max Diam = 36.5

Catalog Number

 CAS 0423-0079   CAS 0423-0079; Didgeridoo
Category Musical Instruments
Object Name Didgeridoo
Culture Australian Aborigine
Global Region Australia
Country Australia
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood; Pigment
Description
Dimensions (cm) Max Diam = 5.6, Length = 123.5

Catalog Number

 CAS 0423-0080   CAS 0423-0080; Musical instrument (clicking stick)
Category Musical Instruments
Object Name Musical instrument (clicking stick)
Culture Australian Aborigine
Global Region Australia
Country Australia
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood
Description Clicking stick used to accompany a didgeridoo, carved from a single piece of wood; Cylindrical in shape, tapering gradually at both distal and proximal ends to a blunt point; Band of finely incised crosshatching around each end; Clickers are played in pairs by knocking one against the other to produce a very sharp, loud sound due to the hardness of the wood; Possibly mate to clicking stick CAS 0423-0081.
Dimensions (cm) Max Diam = 3.4, Length = 27.3

Catalog Number

 CAS 0423-0081   CAS 0423-0081; Musical instrument (clicking stick)
Category Musical Instruments
Object Name Musical instrument (clicking stick)
Culture Australian Aborigine
Global Region Australia
Country Australia
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood
Description Clicking stick used to accompany a didgeridoo, carved from a single piece of wood; Cylindrical in shape, tapering gradually at both distal and proximal ends to a blunt point; Band of finely incised crosshatching around each end; Clickers are played in pairs by knocking one against the other to produce a very sharp, loud sound due to the hardness of the wood; Possibly mate to clicking stick CAS 0423-0080.
Dimensions (cm) Max Diam = 3.4, Length = 26.6

Catalog Number

 CAS 0423-0115   CAS 0423-0115; Whistle
Category Musical Instruments
Object Name Whistle
Culture
Global Region Southeast Asia
Country Indonesia
State/Prov./Dist. Timor
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood; Plant fiber
Description
Dimensions (cm) Max Diam = 5.2, Length = 33.9

Catalog Number

 CAS 0425-0240A,B   CAS 0425-0240A,B; Rattles (2)
Category Musical Instruments
Object Name Rattles (2)
Culture Hopi
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona
County Navajo
Other Geographic Data Hopi Indian Reservation
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. mid 1900s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Turtle shell; Deer hoofs; Leather; String
Description A: Leg rattle consisting of complete turtle shell; Leather laces are threaded through pair of holes drilled through carapace and plastron; 3 deer hoofs tied to string are looped around leather laces; B: Leg rattle consisting of complete turtle shell; Leather laces are threaded through pair of holes drilled through carapace and plastron; 2 deer hoofs tied to additional lace are looped around first leather lace.
Dimensions (cm) Height = A=3.9; B=4.0, Width = A=8.0; B=9.2, Length = A=11.0; B=11.5
Catalog Number CAS 0435-0005   CAS 0435-0005; Trumpet
Category Musical Instruments
Object Name Trumpet
Culture Melanesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Papua New Guinea
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data Sepik River region
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood; Shells
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 10.3, Depth = 9.1, Length = 49.6
Catalog Number CAS 0435-0009   CAS 0435-0009; Drum
Category Musical Instruments
Object Name Drum
Culture Melanesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Papua New Guinea
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data Sepik River region
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood; Snake skin; Pigment
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 18.1, Depth = 16.5, Length = 53.0
Catalog Number CAS 0435-0010   CAS 0435-0010; Drum
Category Musical Instruments
Object Name Drum
Culture Melanesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Papua New Guinea
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data Sepik River region
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood; Snake skin; Pigment
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 19.0, Depth = 16.8, Length = 64.2

Catalog Number

 CAS 0442-0050   CAS 0442-0050; Rattle
Category Musical Instruments
Object Name Rattle
Culture Hopi
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona
County Navajo
Other Geographic Data Hopi Indian Reservation
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1950s to 1960s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Turtle shell; Leather; Olivella shells
Description Leg rattle consisting of complete turtle shell whose outer carapace is painted with geometric design in red, yellow, blue, black, and white; Tied to the side are 2 leather patches, one of which is fringed and attached to 4 olivella shells.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 3.7, Width = 7.6, Length = 8.9
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