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This carved wooden drum is missing its skin head. It is decorated with carved human and animal figures. It was used in sending messages and in summoning people together. Willett states that: 'this drum is from an Ogboni house carved in the style of Osi Ekiti District'.
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before 1915 - Maker:
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University of Aberdeen Museums - Inventory number:
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Oyo (Timezone: Africa/Lagos) - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:211.211 Single-skin cylindrical drums
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:211.211 Single-skin cylindrical drums
- Repository:University of Aberdeen Museums