Innu Drum and Beater
Name/Title
Innu Drum and BeaterDescription
Large round dance drum and beater. The drum is made of hide stretched over a wood hoop, and attached with rawhide strips. Forming a handle in the shape of a "t" in the back of the drum are bound rawhide strips. The beater is a piece of wood with most of the bark stripped off, and a bundle of tanned deer hide at the top bound with rawhide.Use
The drum is the principal musical instrument of the Innu.Made/Created
Date made
circa 2002Place
Native American / First Nations community
MaliotenamState/Province
QuebecCountry
CanadaContinent
North AmericaEthnography
Cultural Region
Region
Subarctic and ArcticCulture/Tribe
Innu
Native American, First Nation