About the Artwork
Drum
between 1860 and 1870
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Native American
Yanktonai
Wood, deer hide, pigment, and brass
Overall: 3 1/8 × 19 1/8 inches (7.9 × 48.6 cm)
Musical Instruments
Indigenous Americas
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Pohrt
1988.227
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Provenance
1885, collected by Burton Parker (b. 1844) while agent of the Fort Peck Reservation (Montana, USA);inherited by Dayton L. Parker (b. 1877);
inherited by Burton C. Parker (b. 1906) (but in 1965 placed on loan with Richard A. Pohrt);
inherited by his wife, Mrs. Jane Parker (Warren, then Rochester Hills, Michigan, USA);
1988, acquired by Richard A. Pohrt [1911-2005] (Flint, Michigan, USA) and his wife, Marion D. Pohrt;
1988-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Yanktonai, Native American, Drum, between 1860 and 1870, wood, deer hide, pigment, and brass. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Pohrt, 1988.227.
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