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Ewe Drum 3 (Sogo)
Ewe Drum 3 (Sogo)
Instrument TitleEwe Drum 3 (Sogo)
Instrument ID224.00
Variant Instrument NameSogo
Country/areaGhana
Africa
West Africa
Culture areaEwe
Hornbostel-Sachs class211.221.1-814
KeywordDrum
DescriptionThis is a barrel-shaped drum made of vertical wood pieces that are stained dark brown. Six metal bands are wrapped around the body of the drum for support. Two of the bands are tight together rather than separated as the rest are. The head is attached to ten wooden pegs protruding from the upper sides and circling the drum.
Dimensionsdrum height 25.5" or 64.8 cm
Digital CollectionEthnomusicology Musical Instrument Archive
Image No.xfm_224b.jpg
Contact InfoFor further information contact: Archivist, University ofWashington Ethnomusicology Division, School of Music Box353450, Seattle, WA 98195; (206) 543-0974
CopyrightThis Musical Instrument database is intended for educational and instructional use; if you cite or download images or text, please acknowledge the University of Washington Ethnomusicology Archives; downloading of audio and video examples is prohibited.
RepositoryUniversity of Washington Ethnomusicology Archives
TypeImage
Digital reproduction fieldPhotographed with digital camera (JPG image); processed using Photoshop (resized to 550 pixels, quality level 5, label added)
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