Url https://omeka-s.grinnell.edu/s/MusicalInstruments/item/1498 Resource class wmi:MusicalInstrument Title kwadum Subject 211.221.1 Contributor Toby Austin, Roger Vetter Date 1993 Type Akan Format 23 in. height 12.9 in. head diameter Identifier 6001 Source West Africa Language EN Coverage Ghana Medium wood membrane - mammal skin rattan lacing - wire Requires 1 Is Part Of Kete Ensemble from Ghana Grinnell College Music Instrument Collection Spatial Coverage Africa Provenance Vetter Collection Number of drums comprising instrument for membranophone single drum Shell design for membranophone tubular - barrel Number and function of membranes for membranophone one, for sounding Membrane design for membranophone framed with rigid flesh hoop Membrane attachment for membranophone framed membrane hoop connected, by lacing, to pegs protruding from shell Membrane tension control for membranophone adjusting depth of pegs in shell Sounding for membranophone striking with two handheld beaters Sound modifiers for membranophone none Category of Instrument membranophone --