Drum

Drum

Pueblo style drum; hollowed out log - crudely done with ax - unsanded - looks like cedar from traces of the bark. Rawhide (cow) for drum covers and zig-zag lashings. Rawhide is also crudely cut. Lashings are unevenly cut and have several knots. Unpainted - all natural.
  • Object: Drum
  • Artist: unknown
  • Circa: 1940
  • Dimensions: 14 1/2 x 22 1/4" high
  • Culture Area: Southwest
  • Cultural Group: Pueblo
  • Cultural Context: This type of drum was carried by the men during ceremony and rested on a strong stick with a fork.
  • Donor: Betty Wells
  • Catalog #: 97.347