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Cheyenne hand drum and drumstick. Rawhide over wood frame. Painted
Cheyenne hand drum and drumstick. Rawhide over wood frame. Painted
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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