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Rasp

Zaramo Friction Drum (#1)

Tanzania
Zaramo

Bamboo and Copper Ring
ca. Mid-20th century

Length: 30.5 inches
Idiophone - Struck Indirectly - Scraped

This Zaramo rasp is a gong-like bamboo tube that has rows of lines carved into them. When the copper ring is rubbed along these lines, a rasping sound occurs. Rasps are sometimes used at special rituals such as initiation ceremonies and occasionally by healers.

 

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Catalog#: AF-IDST-171-21