African Traditional Djembe Drum

African Djembe Drum
$295-00

African Traditional Djembe Drum

Height: 60 cm

Pronounced "jim-bay"

Large, handmade, wooden, goblet-shaped drums.
The head is approximately 13-inch across and they stand about 24 inches high

The Djembe is the drum of the Mandinka people, dating back to the great Mali empire of the 12th century. A goblet-shaped hand drum traditionally chiseled from a solid log, the Djembe is found in Guinea, Mali, Sierra Leone, ivory Coast and Senegal. It is traditionally played standing with the drum between the legs and supported with a shoulder harness. A sacred and versatile drum utilized in healing ceremonies, ancestor worship, rites of passage, warrior rituals, as well as social dances.

Each African Djembe Drum is an "original" work of art, individually hand carved, no two are exactly alike which adds to the value of each Traditional tribal drum. The original nature of tribal drums will be reflected by variances from the Djembe drum as shown, each piece of a specific style is similar, but not identical.