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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.

How it is made

  1. 01

    Carving

    Step-by-step notes on Carving arrive with the client's day-15 content batch.

  2. 02

    Skin stretching

    Step-by-step notes on Skin stretching arrive with the client's day-15 content batch.

  3. 03

    Tensioning

    Step-by-step notes on Tensioning arrive with the client's day-15 content batch.

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