Drum

Date created
400 BC–AD 500
Culture/People
probably Tumaco–La Tolita (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Auction venue
Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc. (Sotheby Parke Bernet/Parke-Bernet Auction House)
Presenter/funding source
Donald C. Webster (Donald Colin Webster/Ben Webster), Non-Indian, 1930-1997
Previous owner
Arts of the Four Quarters
Possible owner
Alan C. Lapiner (Alan Charles Lapiner), Non-Indian, 1933-1975
Collection History
Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Arts of the Four Quarters, a New York City gallery owned by art collector and dealer Alan Lapiner (1933-1975); purchased by MAI at an auction of the inventory of Arts of the Four Quarters held by the Parke-Bernet Galleries (New York City) in 1972 using funds donated by Donald Colin "Ben" Webster (1930-1997. an investment banker and pre-Columbian art collector).
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Place
La Tolita; Eloy Alfaro Canton; Esmeraldas Province; Ecuador
Island Name
Isla de la Tola
See related items
Tumaco–La Tolita (archaeological culture)
Music and Sound
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
24/6659
Barcode
246659.000
Object Type
Music and Sound
Object Name
Drum
Media/Materials
Pottery, paint
Techniques
Coiled/hand built, modeled, painted, perforated
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6e274522e-6502-495a-a275-dbf2b91de07d
Record ID
NMAI_262369