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Corpus Christi drum
Corpus Christi drum
Corpus Christi drum
Museum of International Folk Art
DepartmentLatin America

Corpus Christi drum

NamePainted Hide Drum
CultureQuichua
Datec. 1970
Place madeCotopaxi, Ecuador, South America
MediumWood, hide, paint
Dimensions7 × 13 1/2 × 11 1/2 in. (17.78 × 34.2901 × 29.2101 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Lloyd E. Cotsen and the Neutrogena Corporation, A.1995.93.2113
Object numberA.1995.93.2113
DescriptionPainted hide drum with image of a Corpus christi dancer, other masked figures, and animals. It is multi-colored; materials are hide, wood, paint; object is bent, dried, stretched, painted.
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