Frame Drum

Native American (Hupa, probably)

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 681

Square or rectangular double-headed drums are found in Northern California among the Hupa (Athabaskan), Twana and Klallam (Coast Salishan) peoples. Late nineteenth-century ethnologists observed a "box drum covered with leather" was used to accompany Hupa gambling songs.

Frame Drum, Wood, skin, leather, Native American (Hupa, probably)

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Frame Drum, Wood, skin, leather, Native American (Hupa, probably)
Frame Drum, Wood, skin, leather, Native American (Hupa, probably)
Frame Drum, Wood, skin, leather, Native American (Hupa, probably)
Frame Drum, Wood, skin, leather, Native American (Hupa, probably)
Frame Drum, Wood, skin, leather, Native American (Hupa, probably)
Frame Drum, Wood, skin, leather, Native American (Hupa, probably)

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