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Drum - Single Head

Ashanti Drum

Ghana
Ashanti

Wood, Leather
ca. Early-Mid 20th century

Height: 27.5 inches
Membranophone - Struck - Directly - Single-headed/cylindro-conical

This drum uses a wedge-hoop construction for attaching and tightening the single drum skin, as found in West Africa and in some of the musical style drums of Haiti. De-accessioned from Columbus Museum of Art. Tag reads: "Ashanti War Drum."

 

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Catalog#: AF-MBST-79-122