534m5: Goblet drum

Goblet drums, or chalice drums, are shaped like a goblet and have one head and are most often open at the bottom. They are made of pottery, wood, or occasionally of metal. They appear in a variety of sizes. An example would be the darabukke from Islamic countries.

• Ocm module: Goblet drum
• In ocm module: Membranophones
• In ocm module: Musical instruments
• In modular book: Expanded ethnomusicology categories for the Outline of Cultural Materials, by Kenneth R. Hollingsworth
• In bookshelf: Anthropology

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