The Ojibwa dance drum : its history and construction / Thomas Vennum, Jr.

Author/creator Vennum, Thomas
Format Book
Publication InfoWashington, D.C. : Smithsonian Institution Press : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., 1982.
Description320 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Drum.
Indians of North America--Music. --History and criticism.
Ojibwa Indians--Music. --History and criticism.

SeriesSmithsonian folklife studies ; no. 2
Smithsonian folklife studies ; no. 2. ^A131368
Contents Foreword / J. Richard Haefer -- History. The Ojibwa and their music ; The origin and early history of the dance drum ; The drum dance and its functions ; The decline of the drum dance -- Construction. The drum proper ; Decorations ; Accessories ; Variants -- Appendixes. The dog feast ; The Lac Court Oreilles drum dance, circa 1940 ; Drum society structures ; Soundtrack transcription of the film The Drummaker -- Glossary of Ojibwa terms.
Bibliography noteBibliography: pages 319-320.
LCCN 82023599
ISBN0874749417 (pbk.)