Culture/People:

Southern Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne)  Search this

Previous owner:

Cody Ayon, Southern Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne)  Search this

Donor:

Cody Ayon, Southern Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne)  Search this

Object Name:

Drum

Media/Materials:

Wood, hide, commercial leather thong, rope, garment patch, adhesive tape, synthetic fabric, polyester

Techniques:

Cut, stretched, laced, tied

Dimensions:

70.0 x 36.2 x 228.0 cm

Object Type:

Music and Sound

Place:

Oklahoma; USA (inferred)

Date created:

2007

Collection History:

Used between 2007 and 2008 by Native American soldiers stationed in Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom, including programs commemorating Native American Appreciation Month held in Sadam Hussein's Al-Faw Palace; subsequently used in a Cheyenne Soldier Dance held for Cody Ayon (Southern Cheyenne) in 2010 when he returned to the US from his deployment to Iraq; donated to NMAI by Cody Ayon in 2018.

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Catalog Number:

27/167

Barcode:

270167.000

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Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6ec180c86-e905-466f-bdfa-8ff8c620ea61

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_415575