This is a pre-cut drum cover made of cow rawhide. It can be used for making Native American drums, Shaman drums, traditional Japanese drums, and drums in general. The thickness may vary throughout an individual piece.
Cow rawhide is thicker than goat rawhide and is more suitable for making drums that use drumsticks. Goat rawhide is really thin and is better suited for making hand drums.
Note: When working with cow rawhide, soak the drum covers for between four and twelve hours depending upon the thickness and oiliness of the skins. The thicker and more oily the hide, the longer it should be soaked. Soaking the skins for longer than 12 hours can result in a degradation of the skins.
Elk or deer rawhide can be soaked overnight. If you do this with cow rawhide, it will fall apart.
The drum covers are NOT subject to USFWS export inspection and can be shipped overseas without any problems.