Stoneware drum sculpture. Tribal dancers, young and old, dance around the perimeter of this elegant piece. Artist Earnest Snell freehand painted the lively figures with oxides and then carved linear details while the clay was still soft. Horizontal black band accentuates the transition to the mottled tan top which mimics the colors of leather. The sculpture is not an actual working drum (although it does "ring" like all vitrified clay).
Form created by John Foelber. Design created by Earnest Snell.
