Drum Beater
70-9-472B
From: Canada | Ontario | Six Nations Reservation
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 70-9-472B |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Delaware Culture | Lenape | Munsee |
| Provenience | Canada | Ontario | Six Nations Reservation |
| Culture Area | Northeast Culture Area |
| Creator | Nick Peters |
| Date Made | Before 1938 |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Pigment | Wood |
| Technique | Painted |
| Description | Model of drum and 4 beaters used in Delaware Big House Ceremony. Drum is stitched hide, decorated with red paint with black figures of bear and crescent moon. Beaters are wood with black star design on red, with black handle. |
| Length | 5.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Samuel Pennypacker, 1970 |
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