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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Drumhead with Signatures
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Drumhead with Signatures

Maker Unknown
Dateundated
MediumInk on animal hide
DimensionsFrame: 26 1/8 x 21 1/8 x 5/8 in. (66.36 x 53.66 x 1.59 cm)
Sight: 11 x 11 in. (27.94 x 27.94 cm)
ClassificationsMusical instruments
Credit LineGift of Helen Sawyer Farnsworth
Object number2000.9.36
Collections
DescriptionFramed drum head with 42 artist signatures including: Eugene Speicher, Gifford Beal, and Wells Sawyer.
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Drum
Makonde Artist
20th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Divination basket (tuphele or tupele)
Luvale Artist
1973
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Red Lacquer Music Box with Inlaid Mother-of-Pearl
나전 주칠함
螺鈿朱漆函
Unknown Korean Artist 작자미상 作者未詳,
mid 20th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Diviner's gong
Yaka Artist
20th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Whistle with Bat-Masked Figure on Serpent Throne (ocarina)
Columbia, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Tairona
1100-1500
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Bird Effigy Rattle
Costa Rica, Diquis
undated
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Animal Effigy Whistle (ocarina)
Costa Rican
undated
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Animal Effigy Whistle (ocarina)
Costa Rica, Nicoya zone, Guanacaste
300-500
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Bird Effigy Whistle (ocarina)
Costa Rica, Rio de Jesus
undated
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Wreath Whistle (ocarina)
Costa Rica, Rio de Jesus
undated
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Whistle (ocarina)
Panamanian
undated
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Bird Effigy Whistle (ocarina)
Costa Rican
undated

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