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Kudi drum; Yoruba or Yoruba/Nago
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Title
Kudi
drum
;
Yoruba
or
Yoruba/Nago
Description
6
'
W
x
8
'
H
;
wood
;
goat
or
sheep
hide
; This
drum
is
part
of a
set
of
double-headed
conical
drums
of the
Yoruba
people
of
Nigeria
and the
related
Yoruba/Nago
of
Benin
. The
set
consists
of the
iya
ilu
(largest)
, the
omele
(medium-sized)
, and the
kudi
(smallest)
. This
is
most
likely
at
Kudi
, and
is
held
with the
largest
head
up
and
beaten
with
two
leather
thongs
. These
drums
produce
rhythms
saluting
traditional
Yoruba
deities
.
Subject
Drum
;
Music
;
Woodwork
;
Art
,
Nigerian
;
Art
,
Yoruba
;
Africa
,
West
.
Publisher
Nigeria
Rights
Giertz
Education
Center
@
the
Krannert
Art
Museum
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