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Ngoma drum

Traditional drum used in ceremonies, rites of passage and storytelling across Kenyan communities.

Animal skinWood CarvingSkin stretchingTensioning

Ngoma means both 'drum' and 'dance' in Swahili and many Bantu languages. Ngoma drums have a body carved or hollowed from wood, covered with animal skin, mostly cattle hide, pegged onto the body. They lead ceremonies, weddings, initiations and community dances.

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