Double-headed Drum
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Caption
Great Lakes; or Sioux. Double-headed Drum, early 19th century. Hide, wood, pigment, 19 7/8 x 2 1/2 x 16 1/8 in. (50.5 x 6.4 x 41 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Henry L. Batterman Fund and the Frank Sherman Benson Fund, 50.67.81. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Cultures
Title
Double-headed Drum
Date
early 19th century
Geography
Place collected: Fort Snelling, Minnesota, United States, Place made: Great Lakes, United States
Medium
Hide, wood, pigment
Classification
Dimensions
19 7/8 x 2 1/2 x 16 1/8 in. (50.5 x 6.4 x 41 cm)
Inscriptions
"Indian tomtom or Drum, Sioux" on face of the drum
Credit Line
Henry L. Batterman Fund and the Frank Sherman Benson Fund
Accession Number
50.67.81
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