Url
	https://omeka-s.grinnell.edu/s/MusicalInstruments/item/8148
Resource class
	wmi:MusicalInstrument
Title
	ngoma
Subject
	211.251.2
Contributor
	Roger Vetter
Type
	Shona
Format
	41.5 in. height
9.4 – 11.0 in. diameter of head
Identifier
	7112  
7113
Source
	East Africa
Language
	EN
Coverage
	Zimbabwe
Alternative Title
	mutumba
Medium
	wood
	membrane - mammal skin
Requires
	1
Spatial Coverage
	Africa
Provenance
	Perman collection
Number of drums comprising instrument for membranophone
	one or two
Shell design for membranophone
	tubular - conical
Number and function of membranes for membranophone
	one, for sounding
Membrane design for membranophone
	unframed
Membrane attachment for membranophone
	unframed membrane lapped over pegs protruding from 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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