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Hearst Museum object titled Drum, accession number 2-4588, described as With hoop frame. Wood handle represents long-beaked bird head with seal-like tail. Head is probably made from seal or walrus bladder and has painting of man (?) with elongated, bent arms, outstretching fingers, head and torso and arms only represented, fish painted in space between forearms.

Hearst Museum object titled Drum, accession number 2-22385, described as Small, painted. Cracked, wood with leather ends.

Hearst Museum object titled Drum, accession number 2-17101, described as Leather nailed to wood frame, leather thongs. Animal design in black and red paint.

Hearst Museum object titled Drum, accession number 2-4810, described as Drum; Skin nailed to wood frame, leather thongs, undecorated. Diameter: 45 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Drum and drumstick, accession number 2-48383a,b, described as (a) Drum, double headed type, (b) drumstick. (a) Orange painted wood frame with buckskin heads, buckskin lacing, laced handle with red and white feathers. 1 side with polychrome thunderbird motif, words "thunder-bird happiness" written below bird, "made by Lone Bird" written on other side. (b) Drumstick, one end padded, covered with leather, wrapped with yarn.