Akan Drum
African-made archaeological object found in North America / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Akan Drum is a drum that was made in West Africa and was later found in the Colony of Virginia in North America. It is now one of the oldest African-American objects in the British Museum and possibly one of the oldest surviving anywhere.[2] The drum is a reminder of all three continents' involvement in the estimated twelve million people transported across the Atlantic Ocean as part of the transatlantic slave trade.[1] The drum is normally displayed in Room 26, the North American gallery, in the British Museum.[2][3]
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Akan Drum | |
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Material | Wood, skin and fibre |
Created | 1730-1745 |
Place | Ghana region,[1] West Africa |
Present location | Room 26 in the British Museum |
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