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T1  - A Shaman Drum Hammer from the Medieval City of Turku, Finland 
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UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10138/164574 
T3  - Publications of the ICTM Study Group on Music Archaeology 
A1  - Rainio, Riitta 
A2  - Jiménez, Raquel; Till, Rupert; Howell, Mark 
PB  - Ekho verlag 
Y1  - 2013 
LA  - eng 
AB  - In this paper, I analyze and interpret the T-shaped antler artefact that was excavated from the 14th−15th century layers of the city of Turku, Finland. On the basis of the basic form, size, use-wear and raw material, the artefact is a drum hammer of Saami origin. Although the ornaments are uncharacteristic of traditional Saami drum hammers, similar type of motifs can be found in another medieval drum hammer from Norway. In the medieval city of Turku, the drum hammer seems to have been in a use t... 
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KW  - 615 History and Archaeology; Music archaeology; Sound archaeology; Middle Ages; Saami; Antler artefacts; 6131 Theatre, dance, music, other performing arts; Archaeomusicology; Organology; Drums 
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