Wood, deerhide, iron nails, pigment

Hand drum made of raw hide (deer skin?) stretched around a wooden hoop, stitched along the edge.

One side is painted with the image of a red thunderbird, with lightning issuing from its head like horns, and a red figure with black wings outspread. They are both standing on a red, blue, and yellow horizon line.

Porht Jr's Appraisal notes: "The Chippewa or Potawatomi hand drum is of type employed by a Midewiwin practitioner when performing a cure. The circle of the drum is bisected into two fields with a blue band between them, as is characteristic of cici'gwan, or 'doctor's drum'." Suggests that the stationary figure next to the thunderbird is "perhaps the doctor himself who has received power from this significant guardian spirit."

Item was de-installed and photographed by Kelly Konieczki while on exhibit at the DIA prior to the team's visit. All discussion during the GRASAC visit was captured exclusively on video by Crystal Migwans during a walk-through of the galleries; members did not have access to internet/GKS at the time to enter information.