This child’s snare drum was made by an unknown maker probably in the United States, around 1875-1900. It a brown-maroon painted wood shell, with skin heads. The hoops are made of black-painted wood with gold painted band. There are 8 sets of metal hooks with rope laced through leather ears, used for tensioning. The drum is accessioned with two black painted wood sticks.
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