Description
This tambourine-like instrument, its head made of walrus stomach or bladder, is used chiefly in the winter ceremonies. Such drums vary in diameter from a foot to five feet; the one illustrated measured three feet six inches. When beaten, the drum is held in position varying from horizontal to vertical. The drum-stick is a slender wand.
Contemporary print. Catalog date 1928. Eskimos. SKU ECP2005. Fine art paper, luster photo paper, or canvas.
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