Things You'll Need
Terracotta pot, 4" to 6" diameter
Paints
Paper
Rubber band
Crafting instruments out of household items is a creative arts and crafts project. A simple design for an African drum provides a craft that anyone can complete, and also serves as an excellent compliment to other homemade instruments like a paper mache maraca or a shoe-box guitar.
Step 1
Paint your pot with the design of your choice. African designs often feature bright colors and distinct shapes like angled lines.
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Step 2
Paint any other pots you will be using, if making more than one drum, while the first pot dries.
Step 3
Trace the open end of the pot on a piece of paper, then draw a circle with a radius approximately two inches larger around the circle created by tracing.
Step 4
Cut the paper around the outer circle, then fray the outside of the circle by making cuts from the edge of the circle towards the center, stopping 1/4" from the circle created by tracing. You should fray the outside so that there are twelve different frayed portions.
Step 5
Center the piece of paper over the dried pot's open end, and fold the frayed edges around the lip of the pot tightly.
Step 6
Secure the paper to the pot using the rubber band, and hit the paper with your finger tips to play your drum the proper way.