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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;2manybooks, post: 10450493, member: 8267&quot;]It <i>might</i> be a version of a &quot;bata&quot; drum, a type made by the Yoruba people in West Africa. Bata drums are hourglass shaped, double headed, with one head smaller than the other. They are suspended around the neck of the drummer, or used resting on their lap.</p><p><br /></p><p>I hesitate because most African drums I have seen have some means of adjusting the tension of the drum head, whereas the heads on yours are simply fixed with pegs.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]525671[/ATTACH]</p><p><a href="https://fatherlandgazette.com/the-bata-drum/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://fatherlandgazette.com/the-bata-drum/" rel="nofollow">https://fatherlandgazette.com/the-bata-drum/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]525672[/ATTACH]</p><p><a href="https://www.yorubalibrary.com/forum/articles/2024/june/15/different_yoruba_drums.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.yorubalibrary.com/forum/articles/2024/june/15/different_yoruba_drums.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.yorubalibrary.com/forum/articles/2024/june/15/different_yoruba_drums.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;Nigeria – Bata is a double-headed drum that is an important part of religious ceremonies practiced by Yoruba people of Nigeria, West Africa, and their descendants in Brazil and Cuba. The Bata is shaped like an hourglass with one side larger than the other. A trio of Bata Drums was traditionally made from the same tree and tuned to different pitches. It is closely associated with the religious ceremonies of Santeria where complex polyrhythmic compositions are being played by Bata.&quot;</p><p><a href="https://soundinfusion.io/the-music-family-membranophones/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://soundinfusion.io/the-music-family-membranophones/" rel="nofollow">https://soundinfusion.io/the-music-family-membranophones/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.crossriverheritageafricandiaspora.com/2024/08/bata-drums-in-atlantic-perspective.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.crossriverheritageafricandiaspora.com/2024/08/bata-drums-in-atlantic-perspective.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.crossriverheritageafricandiaspora.com/2024/08/bata-drums-in-atlantic-perspective.html</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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