American Bass Drum
date: label: date made
content: 1855 - 1860
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This bass drum was made by an unknown maker in the United States, around 1855-1860. It has a light brown varnished wood shell, two black-painted wood hoops, two skin heads, and 17 metal hooks laced with rope through leather ears, used to tighten the hoops. According to the donor, this drum was used by his grandfather, Levi Koile, during the Civil War.</p>
label: Description
content: <p>Levi C. Koile (1843-1925) is listed in the <i>U.S., Adjutant General Military Records, 1631-1976: List of Ex Soldiers, Sailors and Marines, Living in Iowa</i> as serving in the Iowa 23rd Infantry, Company A, as a private.</p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States
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content: Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
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content: Percussion
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Byrl R. Koile
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MI.066659
label: accession number
content: 233580
label: catalog number
content: 66659
objectType: label: Object Name
content: drum
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: leather (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 14 in x 30 1/2 in x 30 1/2 in; 35.56 cm x 77.47 cm x 77.47 cm