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musical instrument > idiophone > split drum

Materials

wood

Legend

This split drum could be mistaken for a large wooden bell and sometimes this confusion relates to the name and description. But is does remain a split drum, with two distinguished sounds, which can therefore be used for signalling as well as for making music.

Place of collecting

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Culture

Zande

Date of acquisition

1912-07-13

Inventory number

MO.0.0.8852




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