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Uganda drums

Scope note

Drums with two membranes, one of which is beaten, the other forming part of the lacing device. They are generally cylindro-conical in shape, with parallel straight sides on the upper part, the remainder taking the form of a truncated cone. They are common in Uganda and adjoining parts of East Africa. NGDMI

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000201280

Broader Terms used

<struck drums>

Term used for

drums, Uganda

Equivalent Terms used

Uganda drum

Created

13yrs ago

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