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Frame drum

Date1925-1940 ca.
Place MadeNorthern Plains, United States, North America
Serial No.none
Signednone
Markingsnone
DescriptionWooden frame. Two semi-tanned skin drum heads. Feather adornment. Likely made for the tourist trade.
DimensionsDiameter (ovoid): 440 - 490 mm
Frame depth: 110 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Published ReferencesShrine to Music Museum Newsletter, April, 1975, p. 2. This article shows entire display case; it is not specific to this instrument.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number00869
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