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Pot drum

Object Details

Collection History
Collected by anthropologist Frank G. Speck (1881-1950) at an unknown date; purchased by MAI from Frank Speck in 1937.
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
Catawba
Collector
Dr. Frank G. Speck (Frank Gouldsmith Speck/F.G. Speck/FGS), Non-Indian, 1881-1950
Seller
Dr. Frank G. Speck (Frank Gouldsmith Speck/F.G. Speck/FGS), Non-Indian, 1881-1950
Object Name
Pot drum
Media/Materials
Pottery, groundhog/woodchuck hide/skin, wood
Techniques
Coiled/hand built
Object Type
Music and Sound
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