Dondo Drum - 'Hausa'

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Description: Bomukasa Limited presents this handcrafted dondo drum, its hourglass figure veiled in cords of fishermen's thread, strung tautly to tune the opposing goatskin drumheads. Various tribes in Ghana employ the dondo, and this particular example is representative of the Hausa people. It has an influential sound when accompanying other instruments because the hollow body of tweneboa wood resonates powerfully. A striking acquisition for any rhythmic collection. Includes a curved beater stick. Product item: 42522 Price:  $118.95 Shipping Weight: 3.5 pounds Dimensions: 9.1" Diam. x 18.1" H

"Our drum arrived yesterday -- with all sorts of exotic stickers from British Airways and all over the world -- and we absolutely love it! It's a beautiful piece of craftsmanship, and it's gratifying to know that we know about the person who made it. There seems some trans-world connection there. It's full moon out tomorrow night and we will sit in the full moon and play our drum. We first "discovered" djembe drums at a Smithsonian exhibit in Miami a few years ago, and have wanted an authentic and reasonably priced one since then. Thank you so much for providing us with this opportunity that fulfilled both those requirements! Karen & Michael P.S. If we take a photo of us with our drum in rural Montana, is there a way to get this photograph to the artist who made it in Ghana?"
- Michael Mason, Joliet, Montana