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Ah-Yah

Moqin Indians

Date
19th century
Medium
Gourd, wood, pebbles
Dimensions
L. 10 × Diam. 6 in. (25.4 × 15.2 cm)
Object type
Ah-Yah
Classification
Idiophone-Shaken-rattle
Culture
Native American (Moquin/Hopi or Zuni)
Country
United States
Object number
89.4.606
Credit line
The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
Original Met record

The Met object ID 501222. The source CSV marks this record public domain, the official API identifies it as image-bearing, and the image was reverified as public domain before this page rendered.