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One-piece plantation-grown mahogany shell
The shell is hand carved from a single solid piece of mahogany.

Independent shopping perspective
The 13 in. MEINL Headliner Nile Series djembe has a hand-carved shell formed from a single solid piece of plantation-grown mahogany. The shell is shaped for easy grip between the knees, supporting seated hand-drum playing. Its hand-selected goat skin head is secured and tuned with a traditional Mali Weave system, so the instrument keeps a rope-tuned djembe configuration. The listed color is Natural.

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What matters in use
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Detail 01
The shell is hand carved from a single solid piece of mahogany.
Detail 02
The head is secured and tuned using the traditional Mali Weave system.
Product questions
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
This Nile Series rope-tuned djembe is listed as 13 in.
Its hand-selected goat skin head uses the traditional Mali Weave system.
Yes. The hand-carved form is described as easy to grip between the knees.
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