Url
	https://omeka-s.grinnell.edu/s/MusicalInstruments/item/1261
Resource class
	wmi:MusicalInstrument
Title
	mukupela
Subject
	211.242.12
Contributor
	Roger Vetter
Type
	Chokwe
Format
	20.5 in. height
Identifier
	5103
Source
	Central Africa
Language
	EN
Coverage
	Angola
	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Alternative Title
	mukupiela
Medium
	wood
	membrane - mammal skin
	rubber - natural
Requires
	1
Is Part Of
	Grinnell College Music Instrument Collection
Spatial Coverage
	Africa
Provenance
	Grinnell College Faulconer Gallery
Number of drums comprising instrument for membranophone
	single drum
Shell design for membranophone
	tubular - hourglass
Number and function of membranes for membranophone
	two, both for sounding
Membrane design for membranophone
	unframed
Membrane attachment for membranophone
	unframed membrane nailed to shell
Membrane tension control for membranophone
	none, tension set at time of manufacture
Sounding for membranophone
	striking directly with both hands
Sound modifiers for membranophone
	membrane-covered hole in shell, sounded sympathetically
Category of Instrument
	membranophone

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