Drum

Date1900-1925 ca.

Place MadeUganda, Africa

Place MadeKenya, Africa

Place MadeTanzania, Africa

Serial No.none

SignednoneMarkingsnoneDescriptionConical wood drum with zebra skin heads.

Drums similar to this exist in the traditions of the Gwere in Uganda, the Digo in Kenya, and the Zaramo in Tanzania.
DimensionsHeight: 431 mm
Diameter of top head, batter head: 300 mm
Diameter of bottom: 145 mm
ProvenanceApparently, previously owned by the Waninamba Council. According to Arne B. Larson, obtained from a missionary, 1926.

Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979

Object number01249

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