Cylindrical Drum

A cylindrical drum made from a metal oil drum, with a single skin stretched over one end with fibre ties. This shares some of the features of the dundu and kollo drums - both large cylindrical drums, usually played with curved or L-shaped sticks, and normally made from wood.The Sierra Leone National Museum accession register states, however, that this drum was beaten by the hands.

Further Information

• Type: Musical instruments
• Object: Cylindrical Drum
• Materials: Metal, Leather, animal skin
• Culture Group: Other
• Dimensions: 645mm
• Production Date: Pre 1977
• Associated Places: Freetown
• Associated People: Amadu Pat Maddy
• Museum: Sierra Leone National Museum
• Accession Number: SLNM.1977.02.03

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