Ceremony Drum, Pueblo Nation, Arizona, 19th-early 20th century Click on images below to see larger images NMM 879.  Ceremony drum, Pueblo Nation, Arizona, 19th/early 20th century. Cut-and-hollowed section of tree trunk, bent to form smaller frame drum, two striking heads. Shows a combination of two drum frame construction methods. Heads laced together using rawhide strips passing through slits cuts near edge of hide, forming cross-hatching pattern around circumference of drum. Outer wall painted in three bands of yellow, silver and black. Both heads have painted central red circle on blue background with cloud motif, similarly designed, but not identical. Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979. Side Views Go to Checklist of Musical Instruments of the Indigenous Peoples of North America National Music Museum The University of South Dakota 414 East Clark Street Vermillion, SD   57069 ©National Music Museum, 2007 Most recent update:   February 22, 2007 You are the 305th visitor to this page since February 22, 2007. The University of South Dakota Return to Top of Page