Images(4)

Drummer

Artist Aqjangajuk (Axangayak) Shaa (Inuit, 1937 - 2019)

MediumLeather/hide, stone, wood, Serpentine stone

Dimensions30” H x 16” W x 12” D

Credit LineGift of Ernest Cross

Object numberNA2009.70.CRO

DescriptionLarge sculpture of a dancing drummer with his left foot raised behind him and his right arm upraised. His right hand is pierced to allow him to hold an actual round skin drum. A large loop connects his right hand with the top of his head.

ClassificationsSculpture

Collections

Longyear Museum of Anthropology Collections

Exhibitions

Beyond the Beat: Explorations in Music and Culture

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