'Uganda' Drum
"Uganda drum" refers to a drum type of East Africa in and around Uganda. Its wooden body is concealed beneath closely spaced lacing that secures the drum’s two skins, one beaten, the other unsounded and stretched over the base.
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"Uganda drum" refers to a drum type of East Africa in and around Uganda. Its wooden body is concealed beneath closely spaced lacing that secures the drum’s two skins, one beaten, the other unsounded and stretched over the base.
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Title: 'Uganda' Drum
Date: 19th century
Geography: Uganda
Culture: Ugandan
Medium: Wood, cow hide
Dimensions:
Height: 18 3/8 in. (46.7 cm)
Diameter (Of head): 14 1/16 in. (35.7 cm)
Classification: Membranophone-double-headed / cylindro-conical
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Alice Lewisohn Crowley, 1946
Accession Number: 46.145.1
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