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A tabulay or thabule drum. The tabulay is a bowl shaped, laced drum with one skin. It is beaten by two people hitting it in turn with ropes ending in leather pouches filled with stones. The tabulay is used to call people to meetings or prayers. This example was damaged during Sierra Leone's civil war.
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Details
- Title: Tabulay Drum
- Location Created: Sierra Leone
- Type: Musical instruments
- Original Source: Sierra Leone Heritage
- Medium: Wood, Leather, animal skin
- Culture group: Temne, Limba
- Accession number: SLNM.1962.24.80
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