08-Historic Cochiti Pueblo Painted 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.

The body of the drum is painted in alternating colors of blue and yellow with one panel painted green.  The edges of the drum heads are painted red and outlined in white below the red. 

Condition: The heads were painted black and most of the original black has worn off due to use.   There is no damage to the drum.

Provenance: From the Dana Lipsig Scarpitta collection.