Wakan-chan-cha-gha (frame drum)

Sioux or Dakota tribe

Not on view

Round frame drums with single or double heads are found throughout the Americas. They are often decorated with symbols whose meaning is familiar to the larger community, but some emblems are known only to the owner. Here, the bird with lightning-arrow symbols suggests the thunderbird.

Wakan-chan-cha-gha (frame drum), Sioux or Dakota tribe, Wood, skin, Native American (Sioux, possibly)

This image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Open Access

As part of the Met's Open Access policy, you can freely copy, modify and distribute this image, even for commercial purposes.

API

Public domain data for this object can also be accessed using the Met's Open Access API.

Wakan-chan-cha-gha (frame drum), Sioux or Dakota tribe, Wood, skin, Native American (Sioux, possibly)
Wakan-chan-cha-gha (frame drum), Sioux or Dakota tribe, Wood, skin, Native American (Sioux, possibly)
Wakan-chan-cha-gha (frame drum), Sioux or Dakota tribe, Wood, skin, Native American (Sioux, possibly)
Wakan-chan-cha-gha (frame drum), Sioux or Dakota tribe, Wood, skin, Native American (Sioux, possibly)
Wakan-chan-cha-gha (frame drum), Sioux or Dakota tribe, Wood, skin, Native American (Sioux, possibly)
Wakan-chan-cha-gha (frame drum), Sioux or Dakota tribe, Wood, skin, Native American (Sioux, possibly)

This artwork is meant to be viewed from right to left. Scroll left to view more.