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This drum was presented to Kaw tribal member Jessie Mehojah during a ceremony in 1900. In 1962 his children and grandchildren donated the drum to the Kansas Historical Society. The drum is a hollow wooden cylinder with hide covered ends lashed with raw hide. It is approximately 13.5" high with oval shaped ends measuring 11" by 9 7/8."
Date: 1900
Item Number: 508412
Call Number: 62.159.4 Mehojah & McCauley donation
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 508412
Collections - Archeology
Collections - Archeology - Ethnographic
Date - 1900s - 1900
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Ceremonial Artifact
People - American Indians - Tribes - Kanza (Kaw)
Places - Historic sites - Kaw Mission
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