Beautiful Small Cochiti Pueblo Painted Handheld Drum with Handle vintage modern brooch who was hired by American

who was hired by American anthropologist Jesse Walker Fewkles to visually record the hundreds of different kachinas revered by the tribe

and fine detail

with its concise

as well as a hook for hanging

all about different species of trees

Beautiful Small Cochiti Pueblo Painted Handheld Drum with Handle vintage modern brooch who was hired by AmericanI found a painted drum similar to this one a year or so ago and have kept a close eye out ever since as I think theyre stunningly beautiful. Though I found it in Vermont, I am certain it is Cochiti Pueblo, from the Taos area of New Mexico, and believe it dates to the earlyish 20th century. The body is wood (likely cottonwood I think), and the drum heads are stretched rawhide, pulled taut by sinew, which is still holding very tight, and it retains it