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Frame drum and mallet (ka'nohko'wah, after 19th-century Seneca people type)
Frame drum and mallet (ka'nohko'wah, after 19th-century Seneca people type)

Frame drum and mallet (ka'nohko'wah, after 19th-century Seneca people type)

Andrew John, Jr. (Seneca Nation, about 1847–1907)
1903
Object PlaceWashington, DC, United States
Medium/TechniqueWood, leather
DimensionsHeight 9.9 cm, diameter 17.2 cm (Height 3 7/8 in., diameter 6 3/4 in.)
Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession number17.2250a-b
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ClassificationsMusical instruments
InscriptionsIn ink on bottom (barely legible): [ANDREW JOHN / CAT. ... / ACC: ...427(?)]ProvenanceFrancis W. Galpin (b. 1858 - d. 1945), Hatfield Regis, England; 1916, sold by Francis W. Galpin to William Lindsey (b. 1858 - d. 1922), Boston; 1916, gift of William Lindsey to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 5, 1916)