Featured in this lot is a Taos Workshop one log Parfleche rawhide drum and beater. The drum features a wonderfully and professionally crafted one log and stretched Parfleche rawhide construction that shows a rawhide handle and a reed beater made to play the drum. The drum is all handmade, attributed from the Taos Drum workshop and is made by a Native craftsman artist from the Taos Pueblo ages-old tradition of drum making. This drum is one of the larger sizes they make and is considered a one tree or one log drum as the drum is crafted from one large tree trunk which is burned and carved out at the center leaving the ridged wood outer core in one piece then covered in two rawhide parfleche thick wraps, one on the top and bottom, which are wetted and stretched over the wood and tied with rawhide lacing which then all dries giving a taunt hard surface with amazing deep sounds. The hide is hand scalloped, stretched and secured with rawhide lacing to the frame. The condition of this one log Taos drum is good with no obvious signs of damage and shows a good overall condition. The measurements of this drum are 10" x 9 1/2" x 12". The collective weight of this drum is 4 lbs 7oz.*