Url
	https://omeka-s.grinnell.edu/s/MusicalInstruments/item/3435
Resource class
	wmi:MusicalInstrument
Title
	Akan drum
Subject
	211.221.1
Contributor
	Roger Vetter
Type
	Akan
Format
	34 in. height
9 in. diameter (top rim of shell)
10.5 in. diameter (bottom rim of shell)
15 in. diameter (at widest point of shell)
Identifier
	6173
Source
	West Africa
Language
	EN
Coverage
	Ghana
Medium
	wood
	membrane - mammal skin
	rattan
	cord - leather
Requires
	1
Is Part Of
	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-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 directly with both hands
Sound modifiers for membranophone
	none
Category of Instrument
	membranophone

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