NAM.1960-06-110-1

Sudanese Kettledrum, 1898 (c). Copper, hemispherical shell, swag bellied; four pairs of brass suspension rings around rim, one ring missing, with 42 copper pegs below rim; tanned shaved leather head, possibly cowskin, smooth on top with traces of hair on sides; side perforated to fit over pegs; ten plaited hide cords join at base. This drum and its stand were owned by Khalifa Abdullah, captured from him at the Battle of Omdurman by MacDonald’s Brigade and presented to the Officers’ Depot of King’s Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) by Maj Gen Sir Archibald Hunter, KCB DSO, on 2nd September 1898.

Omdurman, Battle of, 1898 (2nd Sudan War 1895-1899)