Kollo Drum

A cylindrical drum, carved of wood resembling a kollo drum associated with the Poro Society. Skin membranes are stretched over each end, with fibre ties. Larger kollo are played with a single L-shaped stick, smaller ones are played with a pair of ordinary sticks.

Further Information

• Type: Musical instruments
• Object: Kollo Drum
• Materials: Wood, Leather, animal skin, Vegetable, organic fibre
• Culture Group: Other
• Dimensions: Unknown
• Production Date: Pre 1964
• Associated Places: Leicester, Freetown Peninsula
• Associated People: Dr. Pichl, Fourah Bay College
• Museum: Sierra Leone National Museum
• Accession Number: SLNM.1964.51.07

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