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Drum 2
Drum 2
Instrument TitleDrum 2
Instrument ID239.00
Country/areaNigeria
Africa
West Africa
Hornbostel-Sachs class211.251.1-8
KeywordDrum
DescriptionUnidentified African (Nigerian?) drum. This instrument is stained a very dark brown. A satiny yellow and green skirt covers paintings of several dancers painted in white on the body. A triangular design in yellow and greeen circles the body at the base and just under the indented upper portion of the drum. A tattered light blue satiny cloth handle is attached to the drum.
The provenance of this drum is unknown.
DimensionsHeight = 47 cm
ConditionCloth handle is tattered and skirt is safety-pinned together
Digital CollectionEthnomusicology Musical Instrument Archive
Image No.xwm_239a.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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