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X65.1708a-b Drum and drumstick

 

Object Name: Drum and drumstick

Place of Origin: Omdurman, Sudan

Medium/Materials: Copper, hide

Dimensions: 38.1 cm (15 in)

Credit Line: Fowler Museum at UCLA. Gift of the Wellcome Trust.

Accession Number: X65.1708a,b

Although its origins are undocumented, this “kettle” drum shares many traits consistent with the metalwork of Omdurman. The Arabic inscription on the drum states that the drum was the “property of Shahin Muhammad 1282 [1865 c.e.].”

Source: DjeDje, J. C. (1999). “Turn Up the Volume! A Celebration of African Music”, Los Angeles: UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History. page 320

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