Ema
Every drum can be divided into subcategories. The kettledrums (Obiza) consist of a clay pot whose opening is covered with the skin of a viper – the skin is both tied with a cord around the neck and also braced through holes in the edge of the skin with laces which are tied to another cord at the bottom of the pot.
Obiza is played especially by Ivbiosakon hunters to accompany their dances. The cylindrical drums (Emedo) consist of the hollowed trunk of an Oma tree with a stretched skin across the top that is pegged and braced. Various animal skins can be used, such as the skin of antelopes, which was the most common, goats and snakes.
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