Url
	https://omeka-s.grinnell.edu/s/MusicalInstruments/item/951
Resource class
	wmi:MusicalInstrument
Title
	atwreshie
Subject
	211.251.1
Contributor
	Roger Vetter, Toby Austin
Type
	Ga
Format
	24 in. height
9.5 in. width of head

Identifier
	2381
Source
	West Africa
Language
	EN
Coverage
	Ghana
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
	pair of drums
Shell design for membranophone
	tubular - bulging-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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