Wakan-chan-cha-gha (frame drum) late 19th century Sioux or Dakota tribe Round frame drums with single or double heads are found throughout the Americas. They are often decorated with symbols whose meaning is familiar to the larger community, but some emblems are known only to the owner. Here, the bird with lightning-arrow symbols suggests the Wakan-chan-cha-gha (frame drum). Native American (Sioux, possibly). late 19th century. Wood, skin. Great Plains, United States. Membranophone-double-headed / frame drum

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