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The
Udu drum, a west African instrument made entirely of clay, is played by
slapping the palm of
the hand against the hole on the side. A stroke that keeps
the
hole sealed creates a deep resonant tone and a stroke that hits the
hole and realeses makes a shorter, higher pitch tone. The tone is
altered by
covering the larger hole all or part way with the other hand.
All
of the udu drums here are hand made on a potters wheel, and fired
either at low temperature in the electric kiln, or at high temperature
in the wood burning kiln.
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This Udu was fired to high
temperatures in the
wood kiln and glazed with a thin coat
of a soda based glaze and splashes of two natural glazes; one is
blackberry ash and local clay and the other
volcanic and wood-ash.
Sound Sample |
#1
 $199
40 x 28 cm
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Low fired glazes
make this udu
bright and colorful. The extra hole on the upper globe can be
held or opened to change the pitch. Sound Sample |
#2
 $199
44 x 32 cm |
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| Beautifully
carved designs adorn
this unique udu. It is low fired and has a higher pitch due to its
smaller size. |
#3
 $199
43 x 29 cm
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