Hollow section of log with skin stretched on each end and secured with cords.
Context
This typical Taos or Hopi log drum was used by a Missisquoi elder and herbalist Bob Wells from the early/mid-20th century into the early 1990’s when it was given to Frederick Wiseman to document Abenaki culture. As shown in tourist postcards of “Indian Shops” in Maine and New Hampshire, these drums were imported in large numbers into the Northeast and sold as souvenirs, and this trade was probably the source of this Mr. Wells’ drum. There are few remaining Wabanaki drums from this period.
