Url
	https://omeka-s.grinnell.edu/s/MusicalInstruments/item/1501
Resource class
	wmi:MusicalInstrument
Title
	akukuadwo
Subject
	211.251.1
Contributor
	Toby Austin, Roger Vetter
Date
	1993
Type
	Akan
Format
	17.5 in. height
7.5 in head diameter

Identifier
	6004
Source
	West Africa
Language
	EN
Coverage
	Ghana
Alternative Title
	aburukuwa
	aburukura
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 - cylindrical-conical
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

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