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Catalog Number

CAS 1985-0009-0031   CAS 1985-0009-0031; Drum
Category Musical Instruments
Object Name Drum
Culture Chippewa, Ojibwe
Global Region North America
Country Canada or USA
State/Prov./Dist. Quebec, Ontario, Minnesota, Michigan
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. early 1900s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood; Tanned hide; Cotton string
Description Round double-headed handheld drum constructed of round wooden hoop frame over which single piece of tanned skin is stretched, secured with series of small wooden pegs approximately every 8 cm, and the seam sewn with cotton string; small extension of hide covering is twisted to form handle; Single line of red paint splatters is painted on side of drum and similar line in black is painted on opposite side.
Dimensions (cm) Thickness = 7.6, Max Diam = 44.4