Jembe
Object type: Jembe
Department: Musical Instruments
Culture: Malinke
Date: 20th century
Medium: Wood, metal, hide, rope
Dimensions: L.: 69.3 cm (27-5/16 in.); Drum length: 49.7 cm (19-9/16 in.); Head Diam.: 39 cm (15-5/16 in.)
Classification: Membranophone-single-headed / goblet drum
Geography:     Mali, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau or the Senegambia  
Credit line: Gift of Herbert J. Harris, 1986
Accession year: 1986