DepartmentLatin America
Ogan (rhythm instrument)
NameInstrument
Date1993
Place madePasbwadom, Haiti, Caribbean
MediumMetal, wood
Dimensionsa, Machete, blade: 14 5/8 × 3 7/8 × 1/16 in. (37.1 × 9.8 × 0.15 cm)
a, Machete handle: 5 3/8 × 1 3/4 × 7/8 in. (13.7 × 4.4 × 2.2 cm)
b, nail: 5 × 1/4 × 1/4 in. (12.7 × 0.64 × 0.64 cm)
a, Machete handle: 5 3/8 × 1 3/4 × 7/8 in. (13.7 × 4.4 × 2.2 cm)
b, nail: 5 × 1/4 × 1/4 in. (12.7 × 0.64 × 0.64 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Dr. William T. Waters, A.2018.26.22ab
Terms
- value (economic concept)
Object numberA.2018.26.22ab
ProvenancePurchased by donor from artist.
DescriptionMachete with wooden handle (a), which is used as a rhythm instrument, and played with the nail (b).
Artist Not Recorded
ca. 1800
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