Artifact Number:
 C.02562

Object:
Drum, hula
Pahu hula

Material:
 Plant (fiber), Skin, Wood

Dimensions:
 

Origin:
 Hawaii, Polynesia

Comments:
 Hawaiian dance drum, head of sharkskin, held with nails and failing lashing. Carved from a single log. A tooth, probably from a shark, is embedded within.



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