Collection of Drago Muvrin's African objects of art

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Drum
Inv. num. 181

Nigeria
cord, leather, clay, cane
d=25.5 cm

Purpose: musical instrument

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The Sakara drum is crafted from a fired clay ring covered with a stretched goat skin.  The drum is held in one hand, while the other beats it with a wooden stick.  It is considered the antecedent of the Brazilian instrument pandeiro.