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Frame drum

Date1927-1929 ca.
Place MadeNorthern Plains, United States, North America
Serial No.none
Signednone
MarkingsWritten in ink on inside wall of shell: MITCHELL / S.D. 1929
Written in ink on inside wall of shell: [script] Miss Gladys E. Leonard / Prof Emeritus / P.E. U. So. D. / 1920-1968
Written in ink on inside wall of shell: [script] ABL / Coll 1968
DescriptionWooden frame. Single semi-tanned drum head. Likely made for the tourist trade.
DimensionsDiameter: 280 mm
Frame depth: 45 - 48 mm

ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number04052
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