Drum

Museum number:
9-5398
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21090005398
Accession number:
Acc.2361
Description:
2-headed drum;heads attached w/large tacks;dragon painted on one head;phoenix painted on other head;tear on bird head side;rim diam.21cm(found in 1963 on Barrette Ranch,Shingle Springs,CA.B's settled there in 1847.Employed Chinese cooks& cattle drivers).
Donor:
Bruce S. Barrette and Glenna Barrette
Collection place:
China
Verbatim coll. place:
China
Collector:
Abby Barrette and Guillaume Barrette
Collection date:
after 1847
Materials:
Paint (coating)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Drums (membranophones) and Phoenixes
Function:
5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments
Accession date:
1968
Context of use:
probably wedding drum;phoenix & dragon are symbols;phoenix=bride (eternal beauty);dragon=groom (strength & power).
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Loans:
S1968-1969 #62: Project EPOCH/David Wayne Peri (January 3, 1969–January 21, 1969), S1968-1969 #76: Project EPOCH/David Wayne Peri (February 14, 1969–May 23, 1969), and S1991-1992 #10: Doe Library (UC Berkeley) (August 5, 1991–September 27, 1991)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Drum, accession number 9-5398, described as 2-headed drum;heads attached w/large tacks;dragon painted on one head;phoenix painted on other head;tear on bird head side;rim diam.21cm(found in 1963 on Barrette Ranch,Shingle Springs,CA.B's settled there in 1847.Employed Chinese cooks& cattle drivers).Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Drum, accession number 9-5398, described as 2-headed drum;heads attached w/large tacks;dragon painted on one head;phoenix painted on other head;tear on bird head side;rim diam.21cm(found in 1963 on Barrette Ranch,Shingle Springs,CA.B's settled there in 1847.Employed Chinese cooks& cattle drivers).
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Drum, accession number 9-5398, described as 2-headed drum;heads attached w/large tacks;dragon painted on one head;phoenix painted on other head;tear on bird head side;rim diam.21cm(found in 1963 on Barrette Ranch,Shingle Springs,CA.B's settled there in 1847.Employed Chinese cooks& cattle drivers).Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Drum, accession number 9-5398, described as 2-headed drum;heads attached w/large tacks;dragon painted on one head;phoenix painted on other head;tear on bird head side;rim diam.21cm(found in 1963 on Barrette Ranch,Shingle Springs,CA.B's settled there in 1847.Employed Chinese cooks& cattle drivers).

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