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Tabla

Kettle-drum, known as " tabla", with continuous leather strap and belt, W-bracing. Heavy wooden body, almost tubular. Head is complex, with overlapping partial head and black tuning-paste in centre.

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  • Materials:Metal; Leather; Wood
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  • Repository:Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge
  • Measurements:L: 230mm; W: 230mm; H: 280mm