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Cylindrical drum
Double membrane cylindrical drum. The shell is carved from a single piece of wood. The skin membranes are covered with black hair. The edges of membranes are lapped around concealed hoops, which are secured by metal outer hoops.The lacing is of the same skin as the membrane and is in a Y-shaped pattern, configured by a band threaded through the lacing around the middle of the shell.
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circa 1970 - Maker:
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Horniman Museum and Gardens - Inventory number:
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Madagascar - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:211.212.1 Individual double-skin cylindrical drums
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:211.212.1 Individual double-skin cylindrical drums
- Repository:Horniman Museum and Gardens
- Measurements:overall: 295 mm x 260 mm