The Drummaker

Series: Smithsonian Folklife Studies Series

Year Published: 1981

Creator: SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION FOLKLIFE PROJECT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 2600 L'EN FANT PLAZA WASHINGTON DC 20560

Format: 16mm

Sound: sound

Description: Features an Ojibwa Indian named William Bineshi Baker, Jr of the Lac Court Oreilles Reservation in northern Wisconsin, who continues the art of drummaking. Illustrates the step-by-step construction of a drum and comments on tradition and craftsmanship.