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DepartmentLatin America

Corpus Christi Festival Drum

NameDrum

Artist Artist Not Recorded

Datec. 1975

Place madeCotopaxi, Ecuador, South America

MediumWood, rawhide, gesso, paint, fiber (cord)

Dimensions18 1/4 x 23 in. (46.4 x 58.4 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Lloyd E. Cotsen and the Neutrogena Corporation, A.1995.93.2603

Object numberA.1995.93.2603

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DescriptionA large wooden drum with rawhide heads has been coated with gesso and painted in detail with Corpus Christi festival scenes including dancers and musicians on the heads, and geometric designs on the sides.

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