drum, single-headed

drum, single-headed

drum, single-headed

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Introduction

An Anishinaabe single headed drum from Red Lake, Minnesota. Collected by Amos H. Gottschall between the 1880s and about 1910. Loaned to the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology in 1936 by the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia.

Nation of Maker: Anishinaabe
Nation of Origin

Collector's documentation.

Place of Origin: Red Lake Nation, Miskwaagamiiwi-Zaagaiganing
Date Made or Date Range: 1880s-1910s
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

Museum documentation.

Materials

deer hide; native tanned thong; thread; wooden frame

Techniques or Format

The deer hide is stretched around a wooden frame, and tied with leather thong. The thread may have been used to repair the drum.

Dimensions: 0 × 0 × 0 mm
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

This is the period when Gottschall amassed his collection.

Current Location: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: L84-2384
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1936 (loan); 1992 (gift)
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia
Collection Narratives and Histories

Loaned to the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology in 1936, by the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia.

GKS Reference Number: 25386
Record Creation Context

GRASAC visit to museum, Alan Corbiere, David Penney, Ruth Phillips, Stacey Loyer, William Wiersbowski, Dec 2, 2009

Approximate Place of Origin

48.053019915, -95.00786709

Source of Information about Places

Collector's documentation.

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