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Hand Drum

about 1890–1910
Object PlaceMontana, United States
Medium/TechniqueWood, leather, and paint
Dimensions7.62 cm (3 in.)
Credit LineGift of Louise C. Carpenter in memory of her parents, United States Senator Marcus A. and Mrs. Ethel Warren Coolidge
Accession number1991.961
On View
On view
ClassificationsMusical instruments
ProvenanceAbout 1910/1920, purchased in the western United States by Marcus Allen Coolidge (b. 1865 - d. 1947) and Ethel Warren Coolidge (b. 1870 - d. 1955), Fitchburg, MA; by inheritance to their daughter, Louise Coolidge Carpenter (b. 1901 - d. 1995), Mendenhall, PA; 1991, year-end gift of Louise Coolidge Carpenter to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 22, 1992)
early 20th century (?)
Rattle
about 1900
Nulamal, "the Fool Rattle"
Unknown Native American
about 1900–50
Wooden rattle
mid 20th–late 20th century
Hand drum
A.D. 450–650
Recorder
20th century