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| Instrument Title | Gourd Drum 3 |
| Ensembles | Asante Drumming ensemble
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| Instrument ID | 87.00 |
| Country/area | Ghana
Africa
West Africa
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| Hornbostel-Sachs class | 211.11 |
| Keyword | Kettle Drum; Drum |
| Description | This is the smallest of three deep, pumpkin-shaped gourd drums made of large calabashes with indirectly braced skins. The top portion of the calabash is sliced off, with the skin being stretched over the top and braced with leather thongs to a ring at the bottom of the calabash. An additional leather loop is attached to the hoop for hanging or holding the drum. The gourd drums are included on the 1979 Archive list of Ghanaian instruments. In 1997 Atteh Nettey identified this drum as a bimba.
It is believed to come from the Northern Ghana/ Northern Nigeria part of West Africa; possibly the Dagomba, or other Islam influenced areas and peoples of West Africa.
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| Dimensions | Drum height: 14 15/16" or 38 cm
Head diameter: 9 5/8" or
24.5 cm
Mid-diameter: 16 7/16" or 41.9 cm |
| Condition | Good; head is loose and some of the lacing is broken. |
| Digital Collection | Ethnomusicology Musical Instrument Archive |
| Image No. | xfm_087b.jpg |
| Contact Info | For further information contact: Archivist, University ofWashington Ethnomusicology Division, School of Music Box353450, Seattle, WA 98195; (206) 543-0974 |
| Copyright | This 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. |
| Repository | University of Washington Ethnomusicology Archives |
| Type | Image |
| Digital reproduction field | Photographed with digital camera (JPG image); processed
using Photoshop (resized to 550 pixels, quality level 5,
label added) |
