(N. Amer Drum)
Instrument caption
(N. Amer Drum)
Instrument no.
250
Alternate image name
N American drum 2
Country/Area
North America
Culture Area
Native American Indian
Knight-Revision Classification number
M13.11
Short descriptive term
cylindrical drum
Description
This is a two-headed cylindrical drum , probably from Cochiti Pueblo , NM . The body is hewn from a single piece of lightweight and light colored wood , probably pine . The surface has been sanded smooth . The heads are cowhide . They are stretched part way down the drum shell and laced together in a W pattern with a thin strip of cowhide threaded through holes in the edges . The drum is played on one head only with a padded beater , which is missing .
Materials
wood cowhide
Dimensions
length 30.5 cm (12 in.); diameter 23 cm (9 in.)
Accessories
stick with padded tip , missing
Condition
good
Page prepared by
Maggie Rosenberg
Acquisition number
unassigned
Acquisition information
Believed to have been purchased by Inda Howland , prof . of eurhythmics 1940 to 1974 .
Digital Publisher
Oberlin College. Library
Repository
Oberlin College. Conservatory of Music.
Copyright Statement
The images and text in this database may be copied, distributed and transmitted without express permission for personal and educational uses, providing the materials are cited as follows: From the Roderic C. Knight Musical Instrument Collection, Oberlin College ( http://www.oberlin.edu/library/digital/knight ). For all other uses, please write the author at rknight@oberlin.edu.
Collection Name
Roderic C. Knight Musical Instrument Collection
Digital Master Filename
Knight_i250.tif
Type
Image
Format
tif
Subject
Musical instruments
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