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| Maker(s): | Mumzewa, Earl | | Culture: | Native American; Hopi (1896-1973)
| | Title: | Drum and Drumstick
| | Date Made: | 1930s-1973
| | Type: | Musical Instrument
| | Materials: | cowhide, wood, leather, cloth, string
| | Place Made: | United States; Arizona; Walpi; First Mesa; Hopi Reservation
| | Measurements: | 22 x 19 1/8 x 17 3/8 in.; 55.88 x 48.5775 x 44.1325 cm
| | Accession Number: | SC 1985.38.17
| | Credit Line: | Gift of Katherine Gabel, class of 1959
| | Museum Collection: | Smith College Museum of Art
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Description:
This drum is likely constructed from a cottonwood trunk, which was hollowed out and covered in stretched cowhide and leather. It might be double sided, meaning that both sides of the drum could be played to achieve a different sound. The drumstick is also made out of wood. AP2018
Tags:
drums; musical instruments Subjects:
Musical instruments; Leather Link to share this object record:
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