Drum
Alternate name(s)
- Chinese tom
Maker
Kee Wo
Date1900-1920 ca.
Place MadeFoshan, Guangdong, China, Asia
Serial No.none
SignedPainted in black on one side: KEE WO DRUN (sic) MAKER / 9. NAM RANG HOW ST / FAT SHAN CANTON / CHINAMarkingsPainted in black near phoenix: MADE IN / CHINA
DescriptionShallow, double-headed barrel drum with tacked, pigskin heads. Wooden shell painted red. Heads fixed to shell using hammered brass tacks. Polychromatic painting on both heads depicting a phoenix and a dragon, symbols traditionally associated with Chinese music. Drums like this were produced in China specifically for American markets, as Chinese toms were a necessary part of early-twentieth-century trap sets.
DimensionsShell height: 93 mm
Diameter: 247 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number01236
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1885-1899 ca.
