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What are Native American drums called?
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What Native American drums are called varies by type. Ones designed to rest in the player's lap are hand drums, while instruments that hold water used primarily by the Iroquois and Yaqui are water drums. Large freestanding drums that produce loud percussive sounds are powwow drums. The Aztec and Hopi used foot drums. You'll find a range of Native American drums on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
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Native American Pueblo Painted Drum
By Pueblo Indian Tribe
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Native American Pueblo Indian painted drum. Made of hide stretched over log and painted black.
Category
Early 20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Materials
Wood, Paint
Pueblo Painted Drum
By Native American Art
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Native American Pueblo painted drum. Black hide on tops and bottom with faded coloring on sides and lattice woven hide straps securing drum top and bottom together.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Materials
Hide, Wood
$4,025
Pueblo Indian Drum
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Polychrome Pueblo drum. From a private New York State historical society.
Category
Antique 19th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Materials
Hide
$2,300
Native American Pueblo Drum
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Native American Pueblo Indian drum. Featuring blackened stretched hide on top and bottom.
Category
Early 20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Materials
Hide, Wood
Native American Pueblo Painted Drum
By Pueblo Indian Tribe
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Native American Pueblo painted drum. Made of hide stretched over log in crisscross pattern.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Materials
Hide, Wood
Native American Pueblo Painted Drum
By Pueblo Indian Tribe
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Native American Pueblo painted drum. Made of hide stretched over wooden log. Brightly painted in colors of red, blue, pink, and black.
Category
Early 20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Materials
Hide, Wood
