Museum object · bass drums
Bass drum from the 25th Infantry Band
ca. 1930
United States, North and Central America
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
A bass drum with wood body and animal hide drumhead. Printed txt on the drumhead reads, [25TH INFANTRY / BAND]. The drum has seven metal tension rods along the sides.
- Catalog date
- ca. 1930
- Recorded places
- United States, North and Central America
- Recorded subjects
- African American; Buffalo Soldiers; Military; Music
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Sources & collection details
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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-20
Catalog reference: 2012.171.15.8
Collection: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection