vessel drum; water drum;water drum
Object
- Accession Number
- OBJ_0025816
- Culture
- Algonkin
- Date
- 1983
- Place
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- North America
- Description
- Water drum.;water drum;Water drum, single membrane drum. Body turned from elm and varnished red. Straight sides, tapering inwards slightly towards the top. The bottom is closed and the bottom surface is raised slightly to form a shallow circular foot around the outside. Membrane an irregularly shaped piece of soft leather held by a band which slots over the rim The band wrapped in a narrow yellow ribbon with a short leather lace wrapped around to secure the ends. A plug of light coloured wood with a flat, slightly flared head is inserted into a hole at the side of the body. A decorative brass strip with circular holes along its centre and ridged edges is secured around the lower rim by white metal tacks with heads embossed to represent flowers.;Water drums rely on the particular sound conducting properties of water to create a distinctive sound. They are usually made up of a large vessel, into which the water can be poured, and a single membrane stretched across the rim. This example comes from Canada and is associated with the mourning ceremonies of the Algonkin people. Similar drums are also found in other native cultures of the Americas, including many North American native groups and stretching as far south as Paraguay.;Water drum, vessel drum. The shell is turned from elm and varnished red. The straight sides taper inwards slightly towards the top. The bottom is closed and the bottom surface is raised slightly to form a shallow circular rim around the outside. A plug of light coloured wood with a flat, slightly flared head is inserted into a hole at the side of the shell. A decorative brass strip with an undulating edge, and punched with circular holes, is secured around the lower rim by metal tacks with heads embossed to represent flowers. The neck-laced membrane is an irregularly shaped piece of buckskin held by a tensioning hoop which fits over the rim. The hoop is wrapped in a yellow ribbon, with a short leather lace securing the ends.;This instrument is played in mourning ceremonies.
- Description
- Water drum.;water drum;Water drum, single membrane drum. Body turned from elm and varnished red. Straight sides, tapering inwards slightly towards the top. The bottom is closed and the bottom surface is raised slightly to form a shallow circular foot around the outside. Membrane an irregularly shaped piece of soft leather held by a band which slots over the rim The band wrapped in a narrow yellow ribbon with a short leather lace wrapped around to secure the ends. A plug of light coloured wood with a flat, slightly flared head is inserted into a hole at the side of the body. A decorative brass strip with circular holes along its centre and ridged edges is secured around the lower rim by white metal tacks with heads embossed to represent flowers.;Water drums rely on the particular sound conducting properties of water to create a distinctive sound. They are usually made up of a large vessel, into which the water can be poured, and a single membrane stretched across the rim. This example comes from Canada and is associated with the mourning ceremonies of the Algonkin people. Similar drums are also found in other native cultures of the Americas, including many North American native groups and stretching as far south as Paraguay.;Water drum, vessel drum. The shell is turned from elm and varnished red. The straight sides taper inwards slightly towards the top. The bottom is closed and the bottom surface is raised slightly to form a shallow circular rim around the outside. A plug of light coloured wood with a flat, slightly flared head is inserted into a hole at the side of the shell. A decorative brass strip with an undulating edge, and punched with circular holes, is secured around the lower rim by metal tacks with heads embossed to represent flowers. The neck-laced membrane is an irregularly shaped piece of buckskin held by a tensioning hoop which fits over the rim. The hoop is wrapped in a yellow ribbon, with a short leather lace securing the ends.;This instrument is played in mourning ceremonies.
- See Elsewhere
- MDS record link
- Record Rights
- Horniman Museum and Gardens
- CC BY-SA
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