Drums on frames for dances, ceremonial songs or parties. The experienced hunter beats the drum to ask the animal master to grant an abundant hunt.
From top to bottom :
Drum 83-2233
John Wawapit
Eeyou (Cree), Whapmagoostui, 1980
Wood, animal skin
Drum
Waban-Aki (Abenakis), Maine
Wood, animal skin
Drum
Benoit André
Innu, 2013
Birch, caribou skin, caribou bone
Musée de la civilisation, exhibition: This is Our Story. First Nations and Inuit of the 21st century, photographer : Jessy Bernier – Perspective Photo, 0124_media_0012