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Slit drum

Slit drum made from a section of bamboo between two nodes. One slit sound-hole and three 'strings' cut from a wall of the bamboo. With three bamboo staves (two to form bridge, one to strike ?). Scratched inscription - 'MADE IN JAMAICA BY JONATHAN BROWN'. Scratched ornament imitating feathers.

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  • Repository:Royal Academy of Music Museum