Url
	https://omeka-s.grinnell.edu/s/MusicalInstruments/item/1525
Resource class
	wmi:MusicalInstrument
Title
	jembe
Subject
	211.26
Publisher
	Latin Percussion (second instrument)
Contributor
	Toby Austin, Roger Vetter
Type
	Mande
	cosmopolitan (African)
Format
	24.2 in. height (first instrument)
12.3 in. diameter of head (first instrument)

Identifier
	6149 
	2760
Source
	West Africa
Language
	EN
Coverage
	Mali
	Guinea
Alternative Title
	djembe
	jimbe
	yimbe
Medium
	wood
	membrane - mammal skin
	metal
	cord - synthetic
Requires
	1
Is Part Of
	Grinnell College Music Instrument Collection
Spatial Coverage
	Africa
Provenance
	Grinnell College Music Department
Number of drums comprising instrument for membranophone
	single drum
Shell design for membranophone
	tubular - goblet
Number and function of membranes for membranophone
	one, for sounding
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 encircling 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
	none
Category of Instrument
	membranophone

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