Conical drum; iribu

Iribu (Bedamuni language), single membrane conical drum. Narrow carved wooden shell, painted black. The foot is cylindrical and wider than the base of the shell. It is cut into a fish mouth shape forming two pointed tines at the distal end. The whole lower section is painted in orange with white rims. A band of undulating orange and white lines is painted above the mouth. The lizard skin membrane is glued to the outside edge of the upper rim and has four elliptical black beeswax tuning spots arranged in a rectangle at the centre. The shell has been repaired with a palm leaf fastened with heated tree-resin.