Collection Highlights
Stained glass window
Date:
ca. 1656
Object Number:
1951.414c
Medium:
Glass
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Luce Center
Tom-tom
Object Number:
1939.172
Date:
1880-1920
Medium:
Wood, leather
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/4 x 6 5/8 in. ( 18.4 x 16.8 cm )
Description:
Drum with irregular cylindrical walls made of hollowed out tree trunk with bark remaining; leather stretched across top and bottom and secured with leather cord; leather top and bottom painted with animal and symbols in Native American style.
Gallery Label:
Accession records state that drum had decorative feathers at one time.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
