Url
	https://omeka-s.grinnell.edu/s/MusicalInstruments/item/952
Resource class
	wmi:MusicalInstrument
Title
	operenten
Subject
	211.26
Contributor
	Roger Vetter
Type
	Ga
	Akan
Format
	24 in. height
10.2 in. width of head

Identifier
	2383
Source
	West Africa
Language
	EN
Coverage
	Ghana
Alternative Title
	obrenten
	obrenton
	ampaa
	kyenkese
	egyeguado
	opentsin
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 - pedestal
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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