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Frame drum; caja
Caja, double membrane frame drum. The ends of the cylindrical shell of eucalyptus are fastened together with copper wire, using a running stitch. The goatskin heads retain some original hair, their edges being wrapped over concealed hoops immediately beneath the rims. A lacing formed from a wire is threaded over the hoops, passing through small holes in the membranes and between them in a V-formation. White plastic tape encircles the frame, tensioning the lacing. A goatskin snare passes across the lower membrane four times, the ends tied to the wire lacing. A thick goatskin carrying strap is attached to one side of the frame. There is a single beater (M19a-1987), which consists of a carved stick with a head formed of a piece of red cotton stuffed with goatskin and tied in place.
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circa 1985 - Maker:
Parrago Luiz - Collection:
Horniman Museum and Gardens - Inventory number:
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Potosí (Timezone: America/La_Paz) - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:211.312-92 double-skin frame drum with membrane lapped onto a hoop
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- Materials:PLA, bark, vegetable fibre, hair, hide, textile, wood
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:211.312-92 double-skin frame drum with membrane lapped onto a hoop
- Repository:Horniman Museum and Gardens
- Measurements:overall: 170 x 470 mm