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Friction drum
Technical description: Hollow roughly cylindrical wooden body with single skin head secured by 10|wooden pegs; hole in centre of head with fixed wooden stick; on the body near the top there is a perforated raised lug for carriage cord attachment.
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20th century - Maker:
- Collection:
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland - Inventory number:
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Africa - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:231.11 Friction drums with fixed stick
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- Decorative elements:Carved surface of body.
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:231.11 Friction drums with fixed stick
- Repository:Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
- Measurements:height 520; diameter c|160.