Bàtá drum, omele abo (double drum)

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Alternative Title

Bata.

Instrument

Bata/Drums/Percussion/Musical Instrument ; Bata

Instrument Family

Percussion

Place Made

Africa ; Nigeria

Date Made

Circa 1965

Description

Wooden concial shell; heads tensioned by leather thongs bound round at waist to further tension the thongs running from head to head. With leather carrying strap and leather strip beater. Head diameters: batter head 190mm, resonant head 110mm. There is evidence of black tuning paste on larger head. .

Notes

P.R. Cooke, 1997.

Measurements

555.

Provenance

Gift of W. Stevenson, 1981.

Collection

MIMEd

Accession Number

1519