Tambana

Tambana [*tabl], Jalonka (Sudanic) name for the tabl, an *hourglass drum with cord lacings. It is held under the player's left arm; the pitch is modified by grasping the cords (93). Hause, Helen E. “Terms for Musical Instruments in the Sudanic Languages,” Supplement to the Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 68. New Haven, Conn., 1948.