06-Cochiti Pueblo Partially Painted Historic Drum [SOLD]

Painted and unpainted drums of all sizes are used in pueblo ceremonies. The drum suggests the thunder that comes with rain. The drum has two heads. Pueblo songs are written to start slowly and then go to a climax. At a certain point of the song, the drum is flipped over to achieve a higher beat. This lifts the dancers and gives them the impetus to continue dancing.

This body of this drum was left mostly unpainted with touches of red at the edges of the drum heads and circles of blue below the red.  The drum beater is included with the drum.

Condition: There is no damage to the drum and most of the black paint on the heads is still in original condition.

Provenance: From the Dana Lipsig Scarpitta collection.