Keith Little Bagder built his largest powwow drum to date. The drum measures 44" in diameter and is 16" deep. Made of Aspen, this powwow drum sits in a "log leg" drum stand. The Drum People donated this drum to the Cherokee Tribe of Notheast Alabama for the service work that this tribe conducts in Alabama. Members of the tribe actively care for Native American elders, represent Native Americans in Veterans' parades and host several powwows a year.
Tribal members reached out to Keith and Cheryl from the couple's early days as powwow vendors when they traveled from Florida to Sequoyah Caverns, AL Cheryl and Keith danced as Head Staff at one of the tribe's powwows around 2004. Keith served as arena director several times. Now Cheryl and Keith just treasure the friendship of Betty (Little Bit), Steve, Chief Tuck, Chief Cindy, Jane, Audrey and the many other loving members of the good-hearted Cherokee people.
Keith Little Badger builds all of his pow-wow drums from river recovered cedar. No trees had to die. Why kill a new tree when you can use recycled lumber? Keith does not use old band drum hulls or plywood. He builds vertical stave powwow drums. Each drum comes to life in a good way, without damage to Mother Earth. Each cedar powwow drum is a work of art. The red of the cedar stands for the blood of the people.
Rich Gold Color
Top Grain Bull Hides
We now head all of our powwow drum with top grain 5mm thick bull hides. These hides are as thick as buffalo hides. Many professional Native American powwow teams playing Little Badger drums requested the toughest hides for durability in competition.
Our tannery rawhides organically. They do not use any poisonous chemicals or bleach to create their rawhide. These hides are a beautiful, rich golden brown color. Tough as buffalo, bull hides will last a life time. We are opposed to using buffalo because these magnificent animals were once hunted nearly to extinction. We have finally found the perfect alternative to killing buffalo - tough, beautiful bull hides that were cured in a way that does not harm our environment! If you still want buffalo hides, check out these web sites:
Keith now builds all pow-wow drums 14 inches high to create a deeper sound. (Standard plywood hull drums come in 12" high size only). We provide a furniture grade very sturdy Red Oak Stand FREE with each powwow drum. Stands collapse into two flat pieces for easy transportation. He builds stand high so you don't have to bend over for three days at a powwow. If you want a lower stand, just cut the legs to your own size! When you compare drum prices, be sure to ask if the stand is included.We provide a FREE Elevated Swing Stand and FREE drum stick with every Powwow Drum.
We continually monitor the prices of our competitors and try to offer the best value to our customers. We consider the materials used by our competitors (plywood vs. cedar), their construction methods (one piece hull vs. our 60+ vertical stave cedar drums), reputation of drum maker (commercial company vs. traditional Native American family craftsman), and the extras offered (free drum stick and stand). We shop our cedar and our rawhide to find the best quality and price. Given our research, we always provide you with the lowest price for the highest quality Native American powwow drum. We encourage you to shop our competitors. Learn from your research that we offer the finest native powwow drum for the most reasonable price.
14" high x 20" diameter - $350.00
14" high x 24" diameter - $450.00
14" high x 26" diameter - $525.00
14" high x 28" diameter - $600.00
14" high x 30" diameter - $675.00
14" high x 32" diameter - $750.00
14" high x 34" diameter - $850.00
14" high x 36" diameter - $975.00
Furniture Grade Red Cedar STAVE drum
FREE Drum Stand
Little Badger Powwow Drums
All powwow drums are custom order. While we generally keep one drum of each size in stock, please call to order a drum. If we do not have the size you need in stock and Keith builds the drum for you, we guarantee delivery of powwow drums 2-4 weeks from order date, but typically ship your drum sooner than that. We have to allow time for drying of rawhide and unforeseen emergencies.
We require 50% non-refundable deposit, which is applied to the cost of your order upon delivery. Shipping prices should be considered when buying a powwow drum. Shipping costs vary by your location and size of drum, but usually range between $50 (20" drum) and $300 (36" drum sent freight). If you provide us with a zip code, we can give you an accurate estimate of shipping costs.
REMEMBER, THE STAND IS INCLUDED IN THE PRICE OF THE DRUM. WE DO NOT CHARGE $200 EXTRA FOR A STAND LIKE OTHER DRUM COMPANIES.
Our Elevated Powwow Drum Swing Stand allows sound to come from all around the drum. We make our FREE stand collapsable for easy transport. Powwow drum stands are oconstructed from sturdy red oak for durability.
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