The Carved Gye Nyame Sarong design Djembe drum has a colorful sarong material laminated to the upper half of the wooden drum shell surface, while the lower half consists of the carvings (each compliments the other giving the drum a very attractive overall appearance).  Gye Nyame is an African Adinkra symbol, which carries the meaning "Only God Can Judge" or "The Supremacy of God."

Drum Features are as follows:

• Lacey Act compliant environmentally sustainable legal wood harvest certified plantation mahogany wood.
• Deep carved by expert skilled master carvers
• One piece construction for superior shell strength and tonal qualities
• Drum height measures 23-24 inches tall
• Overall diameters (including ring and rope hardware) at approximately 11-11.5 inches
• Playing Surface diameters at approximately 10 inches
• Premium untreated naturally processed goat skin (from the back of the goat - the thickest portion) is utilized on every drum.  Untreated skins have mottled pigmentation giving a primal visual component to each drum.
• Proper throat diameter for unobstructed percussive air flow to achieve optimum bass tones on center head bass strokes.
• Nicely rounded bearing edges for comfort play, superior tonal qualities, and extended skin life.
• Proper spacing between level skin playing surface and top of head rings to ensure sufficient exposure of the nicely rounded bearing edge for comfort play and superior tonal qualities.
• Internally braided triple layered superior strength 5mm alpine rope utilized.
• Extra tuning rope extension provided should the need for subsequent Mali Weave tuning arise.
• Weighed on a freshly calibrated Aculab SV-100 digital scale, these drums are coming in at about 10-12 lbs each, making them easy to lug around and won't break your back.