Sujet

Wooden drum used on the Sea Islands, South Carolina, 19th century. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

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.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM21A74_039

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

85,5Mo (3,1Mo) / 32,3cm x 66,3cm / 3816 x 7830 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Africa wood people black communication music arts country drum continent museum color African diaspora wooden location century musical instrument musical instruments concept African American African-American afro-american slavery resistance United States of America Colour 19th century American South nineteenth century heritage American America USA West African object united states Unknown cultural heritage Black History talking drum Heritage Art National Museum of African American History and Culture NMAAHC Heritage Art drums (membranophones)