Owned and Operated by the Concow Maidu Tribe of
Mooretown Rancheria

Oroville, CA
(530) 533-3625

How our Native American drums are made

Our First Nations people measure and cut out the cedar wood to the required size to make the frames for our 17" Native Hand Drum. Our Father Drum, which is 30" round and 12" deep, requires cow hide on both sides of the drum.

We use only the finest in natural materials for our very  unique Native American drums.

Individual sanding and staining of the cedar frames makes each drum frame unique.  The wood grain on these frames is definitely one of a kind.

Our rawhide is all natural material; not one hide is ever bleached. We use only the BEST for our Native Drums. Soaking the hide enables us to stretch it over the beautiful cedar frames. After soaking, the hide is stretched out so we can cut out the drum heads and lacing.

It takes two people to make a drum. At First Nations Drumvision, our drums are tied with the Dreamcatcher pattern. No two are ever exactly the same.

After each drum is tied, they are placed
on a rack to dry.