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| Type of Object: | Musical Instrument |
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| Materials: | Wood, deer skin |
| Measurements: | Size varies from 30 cm. to 60 cm. |
| Date or Period: | Colonial and Republican (1533-1900) |
| Maker: | Moxeño |
| Designated List Section: | III B Colonial and Republican Musical Instruments -- Drum |
| Date of Import Restriction: | 12/07/01 |
| Photograph: | National Museum of Ethnography and Folklore (MUSEF) |
| Copyright: | National Museum of Ethnography and Folklore (MUSEF) |
| Description of Designated List Category Subject to Import Restrictions: | |
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| Drums vary in size and shape. Generally the box is cylindrical and made of wood or tree bark with skins stretched over the frame to form the heads. Size varies from 30 cm.- 60 cm. In this example of a drum the sound box is made of tree bark and with patches of leather on both sides. It is used in relgious festivities. | |
| Keywords: | |
| drum, leather, musical instrument, wood, |
