Thumb Piano
In 1876, Fredrick Ulmer Ltd of London supplied this Albion hand proofing printing press to the church missionary society as part of equipment for its pioneer expedition to uganda. It was tied into loads which were carried by head from Zanzibar to the south end of l. Victoria. This printing press is displayed through the kindness of the Church of Uganda and the Church Missionary Society. E54.56
Acrescent Shaped Pellet Bell
Square shaped sisal bag made with seeds dangling at the bottom as a decoration, hanged on a curtain reed wall. Used for carrying essential small items
Madi Flute
Wooden core, covered in skin on wider section, covered completely by wire laid around in spirals over remaining section. Wooden core made up of two troughs pressed rim to rim; cupped embouchure betressed up inside woth lumps of wax
Kidiyo
Side-blown trumpet, ivory Amba
Trumpet End Blown
Outer ornamental cover of bead work. A kind of bell sewn on distinct mouth piece. (From Lubiri, Mengo)
Small Trumpet
Side blown trumpet, gourd No ornament (marked inside , in wide end) Ganda Lubiri at Mengo
Amplifiers
Gourd with scraping sticks(5) Oraki
Kiga Zithers
Trough zither; Oval shape; black covered with burnt in triangular pattern.(Kiga)
Cup Drums
Single Skin Cup Drum. Nyoro
Horn Drums
Single-skin; cow’s horn- resonator; mammal skin, fixed to the drum head with wooden pegs. Two rows of pegs-upper row of pegs between 1 1 / 2 cms and 2 cms from rim of drum-head. Skin trimmed close to lower row of pegs