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Drum
Large barrel-shaped, double-headed wooden drum with haired skin membranes shaved only on the playing surface, and attached onto the body with rattan lacing. There is a leather strap.
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second half of 19th century - Maker:
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Swindon Museum & Art Gallery - Inventory number:
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West Africa (Ethiopia?) - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:211.222.1 Individual double-skin barrel drums
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:211.222.1 Individual double-skin barrel drums
- Repository:Swindon Museum & Art Gallery
- Measurements:Width: 575mm; Diameter: 360mm