Artifact Number:
 04843

Object:
Drum, hula
Ipu heke

Material:
 Plant (gourd), Textile (fabric)

Dimensions:
 62.5 x 25.5 cm

Origin:
 Hawaii, Polynesia

Comments:
 Legally received 1898. Used as hula drum. Includes loop of yellow cloth as handle. From original catalog entry: Used in hula alaapapa and hula kalaau and kiikii. Made from two gourds with a red cloth loop for holding



Collection Name: Hawaiian National Museum Collection

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