Url
	https://omeka-s.grinnell.edu/s/MusicalInstruments/item/1497
Resource class
	wmi:MusicalInstrument
Title
	wankara
Subject
	211.212.11
Contributor
	Roger Vetter
Type
	Quechua
Format
	28 in. length of shell
17.4 in. diameter of shell

Identifier
	5502
Source
	South America
Language
	EN
Coverage
	Ecuador
Alternative Title
	wankar
	pfutu Ankara
	bombo
	bombo Charazani
	bombo kant’u
	bombo sikuri
Medium
	wood
	membrane - mammal skin
	membrane - mammal pelt
Requires
	1
Is Part Of
	Kantu Ensemble from Bolivia
	Grinnell College Music Instrument Collection
Spatial Coverage
	Americas
Provenance
	Grinnell College Music Department
Number of drums comprising instrument for membranophone
	single drum
Shell design for membranophone
	tubular - cylindrical
Number and function of membranes for membranophone
	two, one for sounding and one for resonance
Membrane design for membranophone
	framed with rigid flesh hoop
Membrane attachment for membranophone
	counterhoop, lapped over framed membrane hoop, connected by lacing or tension rods to counterhoop lapped over framed membrane hoop
Membrane tension control for membranophone
	sliding rings joining adjacent laces
Sounding for membranophone
	striking with one handheld beater
Sound modifiers for membranophone
	none
Category of Instrument
	membranophone

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