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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;2manybooks, post: 10310460, member: 8267&quot;]The Sioux did use double sided hand drums, But yours does not show much wear that would indicate significant age.</p><p><br /></p><p>It closely resembles other drums attributed to the Tarahumara (Raramuri) of northern Mexico, particularly with the use of the bead snare on one side -</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]517969[/ATTACH]</p><p><a href="https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/native-american-tarahumara-dyed-hide-drum-270-c-61e4783948" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/native-american-tarahumara-dyed-hide-drum-270-c-61e4783948" rel="nofollow">https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/native-american-tarahumara-dyed-hide-drum-270-c-61e4783948</a></p><p><br /></p><p>This one at the Smithsonian shows only one side, but you can see one of the pegs that would have secured the snare -</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]517970[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]517974[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The Tarahumara would typically use goat skin for the drum heads, (which the Sioux would not). If you have a magnifier, you might be able to see if the follicle pattern matches that of goat -</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]517980[/ATTACH]</p><p><a href="https://blogs.bl.uk/collectioncare/2013/09/index.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://blogs.bl.uk/collectioncare/2013/09/index.html" rel="nofollow">https://blogs.bl.uk/collectioncare/2013/09/index.html</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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