DRUM

Object/Artifact

-

St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

DRUM

Entry/Object ID

1993.2.1

Description

SPIRIT DRUM/WOOD & LEATHER/CIRCULAR SHAPE/LEATHER COVERS SIDES - LACED TOGETHER AT SECTION/LEATHER CORDS PIERCE TOP & BOTTOM LEATHER PIECES HOLDINNG DRUM TOGETHER/SIOUX/"CHIEF ?" ON ONE SIDE

Collection

NATIVE AMERICAN

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1920

Place

Continent

North America

Notes

Early Date: 1890

Ethnography

Culture/Tribe

Oceti Sakowin
Native American

Notes

the word, Sioux, is referenced. Sioux is considered a slur word according to the Oceti Sakowin peoples.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Drum

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Instrument, Percussion

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Musical Instruments

Nomenclature Class

Musical T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Dimensions

Height

4-1/4 in

Diameter

14 in

Parts

Count

1

Material

RAWHIDE

Condition

Overall Condition

Poor