Atsimevu

Atsimevu master drum of the Ewe of Ghana, barrel-shaped, single-headed, painted with bright colors, and encircled by iron hoops. The bottom remains open. It stands ca. 1.50 m. (5 ft.) high. The duiker-skin head is sewn to a wooden hoop slightly larger than the drum. Before tuning the drum is wetted on the inside. Lowest-pitched of the Ewe drums, it is played with 2 drumsticks (109). Jones, A. M. Studies in African Music. London, 1959.