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Source Description
Drums were among the most important of instruments played during ritual performances, warfare, and state pageants such as formal visits and rites of enthronement. Drums directed warriors on the battlefield, announced the beginning of ceremonial events, and provided rhythm for processions and dances. Drums of many varieties are pictured in Mesoamerican art, and a few have survived such as this large, wooden slit-drum (or tunkul, in Yucatec Mayan). Other artworks and ethnohistoric information indicate that the larger drums often were played by more than one musician.
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Document identity
localId
80348
label
Slit Drum
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obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
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2
Source metadata
id
80348
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Slit Drum
description
Drums were among the most important of instruments played during ritual performances, warfare, and state pageants such as formal visits and rites of enthronement. Drums directed warriors on the battlefield, announced the beginning of ceremonial events, and provided rhythm for processions and dances. Drums of many varieties are pictured in Mesoamerican art, and a few have survived such as this large, wooden slit-drum (or tunkul, in Yucatec Mayan). Other artworks and ethnohistoric information indicate that the larger drums often were played by more than one musician.
provenance
Stendahl Galleries, Los Angeles; purchased by John G. Bourne, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 1944; given to Walters Art Museum, 2013.
date
AD 1350-1521 (Late Postclassic)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
drums (membranophones)
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
26.5
height
8.8
depth
30.4
dimensionsRaw
H of drum: 10 7/16 x L: 3 7/16 x W: 11 15/16 in. (26.5 x 8.8 x 30.4 cm); L of drumstick A: 21 7/16 x Diam: 1 3/4 in. (54.4 x 4.5 cm);L of drumstick B: 21 3/16 x Diam: 1 15/16 in. (53.8 x 5 cm)
Source extras
cul
Maya
med
wood (possibly sapote)
creator_ids
4619
collection_ids
AME
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
type
photo
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59007319fed2617d
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no
hasDescription
no
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2
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photo
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fd46d180cc8ddbaa
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no
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no