Tambourine
| Object Number: | 70-9-516 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Eskimo Nain Band |
| Provenience: | Canada Labrador |
| Culture Area: | Arctic Culture Area |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Wood Babiche Sealskin Mussel Shell |
| Height: | 6.8 cm |
| Length: | 30.4 cm |
| Width: | 28.3 cm |
| Outside Diameter: | 29 cm |
| Credit Line: | Bequest of Samuel Pennypacker, 1970 |
Description
Wood frame lashed with babiche (?); sealskin top; mussel shell jingles. Note on tag accompanies object, possible in Pennypacker's writing. "Eskimo Tambourine obtained from Nain Band, Labrador by F.G. Speck Sealskin Top"
Bibliography:
| [Other] Wm. D. Morley, Inc. Inventory and Appraisement - Personal Property - The Estate of Samuel W. Pennypacker, 2nd, Dec'd. - Haldeman Road Schwenksville, RD 1 Penna. October 15, 1968.. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 26 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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