Collector: Renaldo "Ronald" Maduro / Donor: Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Ready, Jr. Fund / Function: 5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

Start Over Collector Renaldo "Ronald" Maduro Donor Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Ready, Jr. Fund Function 5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments

Hearst Museum object titled Bell, accession number 9-10970, described as Bell,metal,for relig.ceremonies;bronze(?);18 cm.Length;9.5 cm.width;brass half-vajra type handle w/head of Dharma welded to bell base. Petal lotus in dome. According to Professor Lewis Lancaster,the face at the base of the handle represents Yum-ma (mother)...

Hearst Museum object titled Brass horn, accession number 9-10943, described as Horn,brass;simple construction,no valves or separate mouthpiece; Length 72.5 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Drum, accession number 9-11422, described as Drum, tin, w/ goatskin sounding surfaces stretched over body by cotton rope; metal rings (4) on one side to aid in carring [sic] the drum; ht. 37 cm.; w. 36 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Drum, accession number 9-11143, described as Drum, small, for ceremonies; brass, goat skin; cotton cloth strikers; Length 12.7 cm.; width 9 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Drum, accession number 9-11145, described as Drum,ceremonial;wood,goat or lamb skin,stones;cloth handle; 25 cm diameter 12.7 cm. width According to Prof.Lewis Lancaster (UCB OrientLang), Two headed drum came to Tibet from 1 of the 8 Buddhist sects in India. Tomba Jaggar was said to be the preacher of the sect

Hearst Museum object titled Instrument, accession number 9-10941a,b, described as Instrument, percussion; wood & tin with tamborine parts; 2 parts (a,b) are hit together; Length. 23 cm.; wifth 8 cm. each

Hearst Museum object titled Instrument, accession number 9-10942a,b, described as Instrument, percussion; wood & tin with tamborine parts for noise (a,b) Length 27.5 cm;width 7.5 cm. each. two tiny brass bells on top of each;