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in the shape of a fish

Handle of a shaman drum, depicting a fish. The small stick attached to the handle was used by the shamans as a mallet. Otherwise the beaters are considerably longer. Pieces of the drum ring can still be seen on the neck of the fish.

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Yupik (Yup´ik)
Object type
musical instruments
Dimensions
Width: 22,2 cm
Depth: 10,1 cm
Length: 37,5 cm
Width: 22,2 cm
Height: 10,1 cm
Material/Technique
Wood, Leather (caribou)
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
IV A 4549

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    where
    Alaska
    Kuskokwim
    who
    Yupik (Yup´ik)
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    American Ethnology

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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