Object Details
Created by
Unidentified
Description
A wooden drum covered with stretched leather hide that has been attached to drum body with nine wooden pegs. Two carved, anthropomorphized face motifs are on opposite sides of the upper half of the drum body. The edges of face motifs have been sealed with a darker adhesive material. There are three bands running the circumference of the drum. The top band closest to the drum head, is stained darker than the rest of the drum body. There is a carved piece that extends from the darker band. It has a round drill hole that had been threaded through with a leather thong. This piece has been stained the same color as the bank. The middle band is directly below the top band and above the face motifs. It is the same color as the rest of the body. The bottom band is a carved triangular pattern between two parallel lines. The bottom band is located near the base of the drum, above a piece of hide wrapped and tied around the very bottom of the drum body. There is a nail visible in drum body interior.
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Date
19th century
Object number
2014.122.2
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Type
drums (membranophones)
Medium
wood, leather, hide and metal
Dimensions
H x W x D: 38 3/4 × 15 × 15 in., 28 lb. (98.4 × 38.1 × 38.1 cm, 12.7 kg)
Diameter: 14 15/16 in. (38 cm)
Place collected
Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States, Lowcountry, North and Central America
Cultural Place
United States, Sea Islands, North and Central America
West Africa, Africa
Central Africa, Africa
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Musical Instruments
Exhibition
Slavery and Freedom
On View
NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 3, C3 053
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Topic
African American
African diaspora
Associations and institutions
Folklife
Music
Slavery
Societies
Spirituality
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmaahc_2014.122.2