| Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0058 |
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| Category |
Musical Instruments |
| Object Name |
Drum |
| Culture |
Rio Grande Pueblo (probably Taos Pueblo) |
| Global Region |
North America |
| Country |
USA |
| State/Prov./Dist. |
New Mexico |
| County |
unknown |
| Other Geographic
Data |
unknown |
| Maker's Name |
Unknown |
| Date of Manufacture |
ca. 1930-1950 |
| Collection Name |
Elkus Collection (Native American) |
| Materials |
Cottonwood (Populus sp.) trunk; Rawhide |
| Description |
Double-headed barrel drum made from hollowed length of cottonwood log with rawhide skin stretched over each end and secured by means of rawhide lace that is threaded through small loops along edges of skins, alternately from upper to lower skin in zigzag pattern; Ends of lace are knotted together, forming a handle. |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Height = 27.3, Max Diam = 28.7 |