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Drum

Alternate name:Chinese tom
Distributor: Ludwig Drum Company
Date: 1925 ca.
Place Made:China, Asia
Place Distributed:Chicago, Illinois, United States, North America
Serial No: none
SignedGold and black Ludwig decal attached to frame.
MarkingsPainted in red on drum head depicting a dragon: MAKE [sic] 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. Two metal rings mounted opposite one another on wooden shell for suspending instrument. Instrument wholesalers and manufacturers, such as Ludwig and Gretsch, imported drums like this for an ever-expanding American market.
DimensionsShell height: 163 mm
Diameter: 360 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Terms
Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Not on view
Object number: 02412