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C.1875.  Shoshone-Bannock hand drum (Wewetowah).  Made from a section of cheese box, with lapped joint nailed with iron staples.  Drum head is thin parfleche.  Mineral paints.  14.5" diameter. Click here or on the image to see more detailed views.  Collected by Indian Agent William H. Danilson, Fort Hall Indian Reservation, 1876.  Cat. No. E022301.  Courtesy NMNH, Suitland, MD.

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