gumby
noun
gum·by
ˈgu̇mbē,
ˈgüm-
variants or less commonly gumbé
-ˌbā,
⸗ˈ⸗
plural gumbies also gumbés
: a drum made by stretching a skin over a piece of a hollowed tree and used especially in the West Indies
Word History
Etymology
of Bantu origin; akin to Kongo nkumbi ceremonial drum, Tshiluba nkumbi drum