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Przewalski's Horse Drum - Completedby *lupagreenwolf

Traditional Art / Paintings / Animals

Please note: photos were taken BEFORE the paint was sealed as the sealant is slightly shiny and adds just enough glare to photos to make it harder to see the paint well. Once the photos were done I gave the paint several good layers of sealant to help protect it. Also, international shipping IS available since this is domestic horse hide.

Materials: Horse raw hide, cedar frame, wood dowel, acrylic paint, waxed cord, leather, horse tail pieces, recycled yarn

Diameter: 13"

Depth: app. 3"

Description: This is my most ambitious painted drum yet! I started with a 13" horse hide drum on a cedar frame; I cut the head and the lacing myself from a whole horse raw hide. Once the drum was dry I painted it freehand with acrylics. The centerpiece is a wild Przewalski's horse running across the open steppes; once ranging all across Europe and Asia, and featured in cave paintings in France and elsewhere, the Przewalski's horse went extinct in the wild in the mid 20th century. Thankfully breeding programs have led to reintroduction of a few of these truly wild horses (don't worry--the horse hide and horse hair for this drum are from domestic horses, not Przewalski's!)

At one side of the painting I added renditions of a rather well-known quartet of horses from prehistoric paintings in Chauvet cave in southern France. I wanted to represent the ancient heritage of the Przewalski's horse and the importance they and their equine cousins have had to us down the millenia. The painting was done with a combination of several different paint brushes and the more than occasional application of my fingertips!

As further detail and connection to equine energy, I added pieces of a black horse tail that i got in a trade to the four quarter points of the drum. I left the leather lacings I tied them on with long, and further decorated them with bits of vintage embroidery thread in colors matching the grass in the paintings. The drum does NOT come with a hanger; in some of the pictures I simply used a piece of deerskin lacing to tie it to the screen it's hanging on.

The beater is made from a thick hardwood dowel, painted with acrylics in brown with tan and white rounded lozenges. The head of the beater is padded and wrapped in leather. Finally, I added another piece of black horse tail to the end of the beater.

Price: $425/set

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~pieladyUSA Jan 21, 2013 Hobbyist Digital Artist

This is my favorite drum creation from you! The horse is lovely and the added horse hair really makes it one-of-a-kind; I can imagine someone swinging themselves around while drumming, the hair fluttering just behind them. Keep up the good work!

*lupagreenwolf Jan 29, 2013

many thanks

I hope someone does give it a good home like you describe

~Shamans-Yoik Jan 20, 2013 Hobbyist Artisan Crafter

Oh wow, this turned out beautifully!
Your drums are very inspiring!

I really need to get my tail in gear @.@

If you don't mind me asking, do you make the rings yourself?

*lupagreenwolf Jan 29, 2013

many thanks

And no, I have a supplier right around the corner and they have their hoops custom made.

~Shamans-Yoik Jan 29, 2013 Hobbyist Artisan Crafter

That's very convenient.
I can't wait for a little warm weather to start up mine, I want to have it done by April so I can take it to Paganfest <3

~CindarellaPop Jan 19, 2013 Student Traditional Artist

Does the act of beating the drum damage the painting, in your experience?

*lupagreenwolf Jan 19, 2013

Nope. Acrylics are pretty durable, and I put several layers of sealant on. It's also why you only play these drums with your bare hand or the padded beater included. If there is damage, i do offer free touch-ups

~CindarellaPop Jan 19, 2013 Student Traditional Artist

Nice, thank you!

*lupagreenwolf Jan 19, 2013

You're welcome

~Toddler-Speedbump Jan 19, 2013 Student

I've heard somewhere that it depends on the beater. The softer the beater, the less damage it does to the drum.

Sealing the drum also helps the paint from being damaged too.

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