djembe (jenbe)

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djembe (jenbe)

Vegetable cords, iron strap. There is another iron ring on the fur ring. Ligatures are knotted to this iron ring and at the bottom of the strap, over which the vertical cords run. A further ligature runs twice around the vertical cords and several times around the body below the strap. Cup-shaped bowl. The base slightly conical at the bottom. (Source: A. Meyer, Afrikanische Trommeln. Berlin 1997)

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Cataloguing data

Object type
musical instruments
Dimensions
Depth: 50 cm
Diameter: 32,5 cm
Material/Technique
Wood, Iron, Skin , Fur
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
VII f 244

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    where
    Germany
  • Collecting
    who
    Silvia Kronewald - Former Possessors
  • Change of legal title:
    Acquisition
    Description
    Purchase 1994
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Ethnomusicology

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CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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