Frame Drum

81-2-1

From: Nigeria

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number 81-2-1
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Yoruba
Provenience Nigeria
Culture Area West Africa
Section African
Materials Clay | Parchment | Wood
Description

Contemporary terracotta frame drum. The frame is of slightly micaceous red clay, and the rim is slightly concave in cross-section. The membrane is of parchment and is still quite tightly attached although there is a small rip near one edge; it is held on by twine, and by split twigs, the end of which protrude or one-inch intervals.

Height 4 cm
Outside Diameter 22 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Robert M. Bruckman, 1981

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