How to Make Drums, Tomtoms and Rattles: Primitive Percussion Instruments for Modern Use

by Bernard S. Mason

An authority on American Indian traditions provides complete, thorough directions for creating dance drums, tomtoms, water drums, and much more. Materials include such everyday items as wooden kegs, flower pots, coffee cans, buckets, and old inner tubes. Also includes instructions for making drumsticks and rattles. 121 figures.

Genres: Nonfiction, Native American

224 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1974

About the author

Bernard Sterling Mason was the Editor Camping Magazine from 1935 to 1943. He was a specialist in Native American lore, whip cracking, woodcraft and campcraft.