Voodoo Drum
Unknown Haitian, Haitian
20th century
Wood and leather
Overall: 19 5/16 × 9 1/16 in. (49 × 23 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Russell Davis
50.21.12416
Geography
Place Made: Haiti, Caribbean, Central America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Musical Instrument
Research Area
Americas
Not on view
Course History
ANTH 50, AAAS 88, LACS 50, Haiti at the Crossroads, Chelsey Kivland, Spring 2013
REL 17, AAAS 83.5, African Religions of the Americas, Elizabeth Perez, Fall 2013
ANTH 50.4, AAAS 88.5, LACS 50.2, Race, Power, and Development in Global Haiti, Chelsey Kivland, Fall 2013
ANTH 7, Haiti and Its Visitors, Chelsey Kivland, Winter 2019
Provenance
Collected in Haiti; Russell Davis, Lebanon, New Hampshire; given to present collection, 1950.
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