This early-mid 20th century drum has a hollowed wooden body covered in stretched animal hide. It is hand-painted in Ethiopian sacred art and iconography. The devotional iconography transforms the instrument into both a musical and spiritual object. No two drums are the same, they all carry their own unique character and motif.
For centuries, the kebero has marked the rhythm of Ethiopian Orthodox worship. These hand-crafted drums accompany chant, procession, feast days, and major liturgical celebrations, their powerful sound guiding worshippers through ceremonies.
