A drum that is made by filling a ceramic pot with water and then covering it with a buckskin. A pot drum is played by hitting the stretched hide with a looped drumstick made of branches. The pot drum is used during ceremonies, such as the the Navajo Enemyway.
"Navajo drum pot," photograph, Bilby Research Center. Bilby Research Center, Northern Arizona University. All rights reserved. Use with permission only.
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