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Barrel drum
Barrel-shaped, double-headed wooden drum with shaved skin membranes attached onto the body with leather and rope lacing, and lapped on a cord/leather ring. The drum has pellets inside for rattling effects, and 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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Africa (Zambia?, Nigeria?) - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:211.222.12 Individual double-skin barrel drums, both heads played
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:211.222.12 Individual double-skin barrel drums, both heads played
- Repository:Swindon Museum & Art Gallery
- Measurements:Height: 430mm; Diameter: 300mm