Drums!

Our Grade 2's learned some interesting facts about First Nations today.  Here are some pictures of the artifacts they learned about.

This drum was made from cedar and deerskin and painted with an original design.

This drum comes from an Algonquin First Nation in Quebec.  Can you see the differences between the two drums?

Here is the back of the first drum.  You can see the cedar rim and the sinew holding the deerskin onto it.

This is a close up of the sinew holding the skin on the drum.

Here are some other artifacts.  The moccasins and mittens are trimmed with rabbit fur.  Notice the beadwork on them.  They were made by an Ojibway First Nations artist.  The hat is woven from cedar.  The cone shaped item is called a moose caller and is made from birch bark.   The round wall plaque is made from sweetgrass and birch bark and the design is made with porcupine quills.