Painted; one-headed. Bear and frog design. Hide nailed to wooden frame.
Donor:
Warwick Miller Tompkins
Collection place:
Northwest Coast, United States
Verbatim coll. place:
; Northwest Coast
Culture or time period:
Tlingit
Collector:
Mrs. Seymour P. Thomas and Warwick Miller Tompkins
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Drums (membranophones)
Function:
5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments
Accession date:
July 1928
Context of use:
Bear design indicates drum belonged to member of bear moiety; this specimen is just a decorative or sale item, but the drawing is good. Real drums are not tacked around the edge as is this specimen. (fide Charles Brown) See card for more information.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
diameter 32 centimeters
Comment:
Real drums have several pieces of hide bound in the center and also have a drawing inside." fide Charles Brown.
Loans:
S1945-1946 #4: Winfield Scott Wellington (March 11, 1946–October 28, 1955) and S1994-1995 #9: SFO Museum (April 7, 1995–December 1995)