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Drum Cheyenne Warrior Period, Wounded Horse

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Native American Indian Drum, Cheyenne, Warrior Period, Wounded Horse. Circular Cheyenne Indian drum having a pigment decorated portrait of a horse with horseshoe decoration in red. A powerful and unforgettable image, recounting the story of a wounded warrior's horse, various other markings on front and initials on backside. Constructed from a cheese box top with hide covering and is typical of the 'use what is available mind set' of the Native American Indian, with hide covering, sounds crisp when tapped.
Provenance: Miki and James J. Mangan III of Fairfield, CT
Size: Diameter 16" Thickness 2.75"
Weight: 1 pound
Condition: Fine, showing age and careful use,small age split in side of hide not affecting structure or sound

Fine, showing age and careful use,small age split in side of hide not affecting structure or sound

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