Talking Drum

Object/Artifact

Black Heritage Library

Side view

This view shows the drum's hourglass body and the red, green, yellow and blue horizontal stripes. There is a rope weaving from top to bottom that can be used to control the tone.

Name/Title

Talking Drum

Description

A double-ended hourglass shaped drum with rope stretched from end to end. It can be controlled by squeezing the rope to change the tautness of the drumming surface, which alters the pitch of drum. The body of the drum is painted with horizontal stripes of red, green, yellow and blue.

Use

Music

Context

This link talks a bit more about the importance of talking drums in African Cultures: https://understandingslavery.com/artefact/talking-drum-from-the-asante-of-ghana/

Collection

Instruments

Cataloged By

gifforde@findlay.edu

Created By

gifforde@findlay.edu

Create Date

June 7, 2023

Updated By

ferris@findlay.edu

Update Date

September 22, 2023