Two Dark Metal Drums
Item
Title
Two Dark Metal Drums
drum
Creator
Creator Unrecorded
Subject
Sudan; campaign mementoes
Musical Instruments
Description
Two dark metal semi-circular drums in brass or copper, with tan-coloured skins. Riveted joints to metal parts, with visible tool marks where it has been beaten to shape. Some etching, possibly Arabic, is visible. [FHM 09/2019]
Listed as coming from Lord Kitchener in the Gordon's School register of objects. [NSty 23/10/20]
Publisher
Making African Connections
Format
Diameter 500mm; Depth 450mm; Diameter 350mm; Depth 350mm
Identifier
GGC95
Source
Rights
© Royal Engineers Museum
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Title | Alternate label | Class |
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Making African Connections: Sudan & the Mahdiyya (video intro) | Moving Image | |
Summer Fun: Drums at the ready | Event | |
Summer Fun: Drums at the ready | Event |