Beautiful Small Cochiti Pueblo Painted Handheld Drum with Handle antique reading book 15 3/4" tall

15 3/4" tall

who made a series of pins in this glaze palette

surely our Robert earned an A+

I'm listing as a set of 9 (there is a 10th that is slightly damaged but I'll send it along as well)

Beautiful Small Cochiti Pueblo Painted Handheld Drum with Handle antique reading book 15 3/4" tallI 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