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Style: Bessarabian
Djembe Drum Rope Tuned Goatskin Goblet Drum West Africa Music Instrument
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a djembe drum, a rope-tuned, skin-covered goblet drum originally from West Africa.
It is traditionally carved from a single log of hardwood.
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1960s Algerian Vintage Bessarabian Musical Instruments
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Vintage Darbuka Hand Drum Arab Music Instrument
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a vintage wood hand drum, also known as a darbuka, doumbek, or goblet drum, featuring intricate mosaic mother-of-pearl inlay.
It is an iconic percussion inst...
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1960s Vintage Bessarabian Musical Instruments
Materials
Goatskin, Wood
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