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Object Number
985-27-10/60228
Display Title
Cheyenne hand drum and drumstick. Rawhide over wood frame. Painted
Descriptions
Object Description
Cheyenne hand drum and drumstick. Rawhide stretched over circular wood frame. Wood pegs all around side. Rawhide painted red w/ blue stars. Drumstick w/ wood handle. Beating end covered w/ hide and possibly stuffed w/ wool. 42.6x35.4 cm.
Inventory Description
Drum, round wood frame, stretched hide, painted designs, wooden pegs inserted around periphery, drumstick with hide head
Classification
- Percussion
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Cheyenne
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Additional Geographic Terms
Fort Mead
Materials
Hide, Wood, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 42.6 x 35.4 cm (16 3/4 x 13 15/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
60228
Provenance
Owner
Bold Eagle
(? - ?)
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1930)
Collector
William Radcliff Morris
(1891 - 1930)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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