| Akan Drum | |
|---|---|
 On display in the British Museum | |
| Material | Wood, skin and fibre |
| Created | 1730-1745 |
| Place | Ghana region,[1] West Africa |
| Present location | Room 26 in the British Museum |
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]
- ^ a b "Akan Drum". A History of the World in 100 Objects. BBC. Archived from the original on 2 October 2010. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
- ^ a b "Ancient African drum on display at British Museum". Mpelembe Network. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
- ^ British Museum, The drummer is calling me display.