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Mapuche machi kultrung (shaman’s drum)

circa 1920

Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian
Washington, DC, and New York, NY, United States

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Title: Mapuche machi kultrung (shaman’s drum)
Date Created: circa 1920
Location: Chile
Physical Dimensions: 18 x 47 cm
Type: Music and Sound
Medium: Wood, horse rawhide, hide thong/babiche, horsehair, cordage, paint
Techniques: Carved, stretched, laced, painted
Culture: Mapuche
Catalog Number: 17/7322

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