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Frame drum and mallet (ka'nohko'wah, after 19th-century Seneca people type)
Attributed to: Andrew John, Jr. (Seneca Nation, about 1847–1907)
Native American, Haudenosaunee (Iroquois), Seneca
1903
Object Place: Washington, DC, United States
Medium/Technique
Wood, leather
Dimensions
Height 9.9 cm, diameter 17.2 cm (Height 3 7/8 in., diameter 6 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Leslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession Number17.2250a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Musical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Membranophones
DescriptionShell of machine-cut wood with closed bottom. Carved plug of wood (diameter 11 mm) in side for introducing water. Suede leather head held onto shell with hoop of suede wrapped with red cloth. Mallet of walnut (?) with small spherical head and widened handle shaped for finger grip. Drum and mallet formerly tied together with cotton string.
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)