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Date
1920 – 1940
Material
wood; skin; sinew
Catalogue Number
104.33.0013
Description
A large round shallow hand drum of rawhide stretched tightly over wooden hoop. Rawhide laced to drum through holes drilled along perimeter of hoop with thick sinew, and then pulled across back of drum like spokes of a wheel and tightened with a piece of leather thong woven about the spokes at the c…
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Title
Hand Drum
Date
1920 – 1940
Material
wood; skin; sinew
Dimensions
7.7 x 42.0 cm
Description
A large round shallow hand drum of rawhide stretched tightly over wooden hoop. Rawhide laced to drum through holes drilled along perimeter of hoop with thick sinew, and then pulled across back of drum like spokes of a wheel and tightened with a piece of leather thong woven about the spokes at the centre. Rawhide skin once painted yellow and green.
Subject
Indigenous
ceremonial
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.33.0013
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Date
1940 – 1960
Material
skin; wood; metal; fibre
Catalogue Number
104.33.0014
Description
Large round shallow hand drum of thick rawhide stretched over wooden hoop. Rawhide nailed to bottom of hoop along perimeter with nails approximately 1.5 cm apart. Hide is trimmed at edge of hoop with four long strips of the hide evenly spaced around edge extending toward centre of back of drum and …
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Title
Hand Drum
Date
1940 – 1960
Material
skin; wood; metal; fibre
Dimensions
9.5 x 48.0 cm
Description
Large round shallow hand drum of thick rawhide stretched over wooden hoop. Rawhide nailed to bottom of hoop along perimeter with nails approximately 1.5 cm apart. Hide is trimmed at edge of hoop with four long strips of the hide evenly spaced around edge extending toward centre of back of drum and pulled tightly across centre with thick twisted cord. Skin has been sewn together with sinew along one side of hoop frame extending 6 cm into face of drum. Drum skin has been stained red with large grey owl with yellow wings and red features sitting at centre.
Subject
Indigenous
ceremonial
animal
bird
owl
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.33.0014
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Date
1945 – 1955
Material
skin; wood
Catalogue Number
104.33.0015
Description
Shallow square hand drum made of hide stretched over thick wooden frame and nailed to bottom of frame along edges with leather thongs from corner to corner of hide and crossing in middle of back of drum where it is bound around tightly. Hide is carefully seamed across centre of drum face and sewn t…
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Title
Hand Drum
Date
1945 – 1955
Material
skin; wood
Dimensions
6.5 x 31.0 x 31.5 cm
Description
Shallow square hand drum made of hide stretched over thick wooden frame and nailed to bottom of frame along edges with leather thongs from corner to corner of hide and crossing in middle of back of drum where it is bound around tightly. Hide is carefully seamed across centre of drum face and sewn to fit around corners with sinew, hide has rough texture.
Subject
Indigenous
ceremonial
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.33.0015
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Date
1940 – 1960
Material
skin; wood; fibre
Catalogue Number
104.33.3002
Description
Skin stretched tightly around a bent slat of wood. There is a faint red star, four points and other writing on face. Tag CRW's writing: "Allen Dixon brought this his grandfather's."
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Title
Hand Drum
Date
1940 – 1960
Material
skin; wood; fibre
Dimensions
6.5 x 29.0 x 29.0 cm
Description
Skin stretched tightly around a bent slat of wood. There is a faint red star, four points and other writing on face. Tag CRW's writing: "Allen Dixon brought this his grandfather's."
Subject
Indigenous
Stoney
music
dancing
pow wow
ceremonial
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.33.3002
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Date
prior to 1970
Material
skin; sinew; wood
Catalogue Number
104.33.3001
Description
Skin stretched tightly over 6.0 wide piece of wood. Sinew laced through wood and hide and crosses at centre of reverse. Wood drum stick (40.0 cm long) with buckskin sleeve sewn on one end and the opposite is padded and wrapped.
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Title
Hand Drum
Date
prior to 1970
Material
skin; sinew; wood
Dimensions
6.0 x 35.0 x 35.0 cm
Description
Skin stretched tightly over 6.0 wide piece of wood. Sinew laced through wood and hide and crosses at centre of reverse. Wood drum stick (40.0 cm long) with buckskin sleeve sewn on one end and the opposite is padded and wrapped.
Subject
Indigenous
Stoney
dancing
music
ceremonial
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.33.3001
Images
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This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.
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