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Description: | This drum was struck with the hands. Its sound summoned village elders to meetings. It was collected by M.D.W. Jeffreys, and accessioned by the Museum in 1918.
Conical single-membrane drum. The head lapped round a concealed hoop and secured by lacing of cane that runs in narrow V-shaped pairs to a secondary hoop 140mm from the distal end. The lower hoop tensioned by wooden wedges. A short carrying strap of of red and white cloth is associated with the instrument but is no longer attached. | Publisher: | http://www.horniman.ac.uk/ | Subjects: | wood hide Ibibio conical drums 211.251 Single-skin conical drums textile | Source: | Horniman Museum | Identifier: | oai:oai.horniman.ac.uk:object-15433 |
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