Rare Ugandan Batwa Pygmy Tribal Drum, Ca 1950", #1652

Rare Ugandan Batwa Pygmy Tribal Rattle Drum, Ca 1950", #1652

Description: #1652 Rare Ugandan Batwa Pygmy Tribal Rattle Drum, Ca 1950". Given as a personal gift for helping obtain and install, a Solar Light System in their village hospital. Obtained during a Lions Clubs International Foundation Grant Mission Trip to Uganda in the late 1900's.

Condition: Excellent for its age.

Dimensions: 10.25" x 7.5"

"The Echuya Batwa, commonly known as pygmies, are an endangered group of people around Echuya Forest Reserve in Kisoro and Kabale Districts of South-Western Uganda. The Echuya is located in the Albertine Rift region recognized as an important eco-region. The Batwa are believed to have migrated from the Ituri Forest of the Democratic Republic of Congo in search of wild animals to hunt, hence the name Kisoro, literally meaning “the area occupied by wild animals”. The Batwa live in small huts mainly made from sticks and grass." (Source: Wikipedia)