Ancient Drum
| Ancient Drum | |
|---|---|
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| Type | Artifact |
| Artifact Spots | Bus Stop (0.7%); Cindersap Forest (0.7%); Pelican Town (0.4%) |
| Other Locations | Frozen Geode (3.33%); Omni Geode (1%); Artifact Trove (3.6%) |
| Museum Reward | Drum Block |
| Sell Price | 100g |
The Ancient Drum is one of the early museum finds worth chasing, because it comes with its own reward. Donating it after at least two other artifacts earns the Drum Block, a piece of furniture that plays a drum sound when someone walks past. The drum turns up in artifact spots around town and the forest, and also inside Frozen Geodes and Omni Geodes. That gives miners and diggers alike a fair shot at it. Spare drums make the Regal Mantle at the Sewing Machine and work as a purple dye. The Dwarf and Penny like it as a gift.
The in-game description reads: It's a drum made from wood and animal skin. It has a low, reverberating tone.
Location
Artifact spots at the Bus Stop, in Cindersap Forest and in Pelican Town can hold an Ancient Drum. The Bus Stop and the forest share the better odds, while town spots give it less often. Only a Hoe can dig these wriggling spots. A Hoe with the Archaeologist enchantment doubles the chance of an artifact.
Geodes are the other steady route. A Frozen Geode has a better chance of holding the drum than an Omni Geode. Clint at the Blacksmith cracks geodes open for a small fee, so saving Frozen Geodes from The Mines is a sensible way to hunt for it.
Artifact Troves can contain it too. The Desert Trader in the Calico Desert trades a trove for five Omni Geodes, and Clint opens troves as well.
Museum
Gunther gives the Drum Block for the Ancient Drum once the collection holds at least two other artifacts. In other words, the drum should be the third artifact donated or later. Donating two cheaper artifacts first makes sure the reward comes with it.
The Drum Block is a furniture piece. When the farmer walks onto any tile next to it, it plays a drum sound. The Bone Flute earns a matching Flute Block under the same rule, which plays a flute note in the same way.
The Ancient Drum also counts toward the artifact milestones, with the Skeleton Statue at fifteen and Rarecrow #7 at twenty. Every donation adds to the overall total as well.
Prices
The Ancient Drum sells for a middling price among artifacts. The first copy is worth far more in the museum because of the Drum Block. Spare drums sell for a fair sum, and the Treasure Appraisal Guide triples that once the book is read.
Gifts
The Dwarf and Penny like the Ancient Drum. Giving the drum to the Dwarf counts only once the Dwarvish Translation Guide is in hand.
Among those who dislike the Ancient Drum are the older residents Caroline, Demetrius, Evelyn, George, Jodi, Kent, Lewis, Linus and Pam. Krobus, Sandy and the Wizard also dislike it. So do the shop owners Clint, Gus, Marnie, Pierre, Robin and Willy. The children Jas, Leo and Vincent dislike it too, and so do the bachelors and bachelorettes Abigail, Alex, Elliott, Emily, Haley, Harvey, Leah, Maru, Sam, Sebastian and Shane.
Notes
Putting Cloth in the feed and an Ancient Drum on the spool of the Sewing Machine makes the Regal Mantle. The Sewing Machine is in Emily's house at 2 Willow Lane.
The dye pots in the same house accept the Ancient Drum as a purple dye. Amethyst, Beet and Eggplant fill the same pot, so the drum is one option among several.
All Artifacts
Every entry in this group, with its key details.
| Name | Image | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Amphibian Fossil | 
|
150g |
| Anchor | 
|
100g |
| Ancient Doll | 
|
60g |
| Ancient Drum | 
|
100g |
| Ancient Seed | 
|
5g |
| Ancient Sword | 
|
100g |
| Arrowhead | 
|
40g |
| Bone Flute | 
|
100g |
| Chewing Stick | 
|
50g |
| Chicken Statue | 
|
50g |
| Chipped Amphora | 
|
40g |
| Dried Starfish | 
|
40g |
| Dwarf Gadget | 
|
200g |
| Dwarf Scroll I | 
|
1g |
| Dwarf Scroll II | 
|
1g |
| Dwarf Scroll III | 
|
1g |
| Dwarf Scroll IV | 
|
1g |
| Dwarvish Helm | 
|
100g |
| Elvish Jewelry | 
|
200g |
| Glass Shards | 
|
20g |
| Golden Mask | 
|
500g |
| Golden Relic | 
|
250g |
| Nautilus Fossil | 
|
80g |
| Ornamental Fan | 
|
300g |
| Palm Fossil | 
|
100g |
| Prehistoric Handaxe | 
|
50g |
| Prehistoric Rib | 
|
100g |
| Prehistoric Scapula | 
|
100g |
| Prehistoric Skull | 
|
100g |
| Prehistoric Tibia | 
|
100g |
| Prehistoric Tool | 
|
50g |
| Prehistoric Vertebra | 
|
100g |
| Rare Disc | 
|
300g |
| Rusty Cog | 
|
25g |
| Rusty Spoon | 
|
25g |
| Rusty Spur | 
|
25g |
| Skeletal Hand | 
|
100g |
| Skeletal Tail | 
|
100g |
| Strange Doll (green) | 
|
1000g |
| Strange Doll (yellow) | 
|
1000g |
| Trilobite | 
|
50g |