Featured in this lot is this Taos Workshop one log Parfleche rawhide drum. The drum features a wonderfully and professionally crafted one log, and rawhide stretched construction. The drum is all handmade, attributed from the Taos Drum workshop and is made by 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 small Taos drum is preserved with some very slight wear tot he log frame and a green mark possibly from paint shown on the stretched rawhide but otherwise is preserved well. The measurements of this drum is 6 1/4" x 8 1/2" x 6 3/4". The collective weight of this drum is 1lb 2oz.