Mukumbi

Mukumbi scraper of the Bwende of the Lower Congo, consisting of a wooden resonator similar to a slit drum, with one extremity carved to represent a head. A notched stick is laid on a piece of animal skin over the slit. This instr. was formerly also found among the Kuni. Cf. nkumbi, 2. Ca. 80 cm. (32 in.) long (185). Söderberg, Bertil. Les Instruments de musique du Bas-Congo et dans les régions avoisinantes. Stockholm, 1956.