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Object Number
30-69-10/K58
Display Title
Miniature Drum & 4 Beaded Supports
Descriptions
Object Description
Miniature Indian drum & 4 beaded sticks, "dressed". Replica of a dream drum. Drum decorated with quill and red flannel. "With supporting posts. The posts, four in number, are driven into the ground and the drum is suspended by attached loops. The Indian Drum is an indespensible article to the camp life, being used in Merry-making, Feasting, Mourning, Gambling and Conjuring."
Inventory Description
Rawhide drum w/ fringe, 4 beaded sticks, feather deco, quillwork and metal fring
Classification
- Percussion
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Southwestern Chippewa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
North Dakota?
North America / United States / South Dakota?
North America / United States / South Dakota?
Additional Geographic Terms
Standing Rock Agency
Dimensions
Overall: 10 x 17 x 16.3 cm (3 15/16 x 6 11/16 x 6 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
K58
Provenance
Owner
Mary T. Hemenway
(ca. 1883)
Collector
James McLaughlin
(01/01/1883)
Intermediary
Old South Church of Boston
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