A royal kettledrum. Robinson glosses tambari (pl. tambura) as 'a kind of drum, the bottom of which is pointed, often carried on a camel', and records buga tambari, 'to beat a royal drum'.
The tambari were beaten to announce the emir's arrival.
A royal kettledrum. Robinson glosses tambari (pl. tambura) as 'a kind of drum, the bottom of which is pointed, often carried on a camel', and records buga tambari, 'to beat a royal drum'.
The tambari were beaten to announce the emir's arrival.