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Starbeck Education

Specialist supplier of inexpensive, exciting & unusual artefacts.

Vintage Handcrafted East African Cowhide Tribal Drum

 

£35.00

ex. VAT

 
  • Rich Tribal Heritage: Deeply rooted in East African community music, this type of traditional hand-stretched drum is classically used during ceremonial dances, storytelling, and local village festivals.
  • Full-Coverage Cowhide Skin: Encased entirely in authentic, unbleached brown cowhide, featuring the natural texture and hair on both the playing head and the base.
  • Tapered Conical Shell: Hand-carved from a solid block of indigenous hardwood, narrowing toward the bottom to amplify sharp slaps and punchy high frequencies.
  • Intricate Sinew Weaving: Bound tightly by hundreds of dense, hand-twisted animal sinew cords that run the entire length of the shell to lock in tuning tension.
  • Internal Rattle Accent: Traditionally constructed with hidden dried seeds or small pebbles sealed inside the hollow chamber, generating a subtle ambient rattle accompaniment with every strike.
  • Organic Artisan Finish: Free of any synthetic laminates, showcasing raw, rustic craftsmanship and unique material shading that shifts beautifully under light.
  • size 28cm x 20cm

 

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