Kettledrum
| Native Name | Nagarit |
|---|---|
| Object Number: | 2014-13-35 |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Provenience: | Ethiopia |
| Section: | African |
| Materials: | Wood Skin Rawhide Iron |
| Length: | 40.5 cm |
| Width: | 32 cm |
| Outside Diameter: | 32 cm |
| Credit Line: | Gift of the Franklin Institute, 2014 |
| Other Number: | 56 - Franklin Institute Number L-222-35 - Old Loan Number M-140 - Seder Number |
Description
Nagarit. Kettle drum described by ethnologists as the "Uganda drum" - wood body, open ends covered with skin of white gemsbok. Lower end is also covered by a head, for tension only, fastened to the upper head by closely-laced series of twisted rawhide thongs.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Four Thousand Years of Music (18 May 1950 - Apr 1958) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Book] Polin, Claire C. 07 Apr 1954. Gifts of Jubal: Musical Instruments from the Ancient East.. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: xxviii | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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