Kamba drum
Culture : Bantu
Country : Kenya
Geographical Cultural area : Nyika Plateau
School and Style : -Traditional African
Use Date : 1914-1930
Material : Tree trunk (Cordia Africana-MUKUMARI), Goatskin, string, strip cut from an aluminium cooking pot.
Color : various-white, grey , black.
Current owner(location) : -National Museums of Kenya
Description : Carved out of a tree trunk and covered with goatskin pegged and bound down with string when wet to ensure a tout fit when dry. the wood has been mended with a strip cut from an aluminium cooking pot.
CAN Reference : KE000002