This antique Chinese drum features a beautifully hand-painted design of a dragon and phoenix on its leather tack head. Its origin is of Chinese descent and it is categorized as an antique Asian artifact. The drum is a unique addition to any collection and showcases the artistic abilities of its creators. Vintage Chinese tack head tom tom a old painted drum head. Two sided the old Chinese tack head tom toms have great visual interest for me, and historical interest as well: this type of drum was a standard feature of the early drum kits of the 1920s, 1930s and sometimes even into the early 1940s.