Materials: Skin (collagenous material) / Loans: S1994-1995 #9b: SFO Museum (May 5, 1995–June 12, 1995) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Bow-harp, accession number 5-6639, described as Stringed musical instrument (ennanga); half oval-shaped wood sound box covered with skin; 1 sound hole; lacquered wood tail piece insert; curved neck of lacquered wood with eight adjustable pegs and 8 banana leaf/lizard skin rings below pegs; eight strings.

Hearst Museum object titled Drum, accession number 9-18704, described as Drum,ceramic,w/reptileskin head;wheel-thrown ceramic body w/cord-marked incised design;lizard skin head lashed to body w/string & fiber;L. 22.7, diam.(base) 9.5 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Drum, accession number 9-18705, described as Drum, ceramic, w/ reptileskin head; wheel-thrown ceramic body w/ cord-marked incised design; lizard skin head lashed to body w/ string & fiber; L. 22.7 cm X Dia (base) 9.5 cm. -05) same as above except for snake skin head; L. 23.0 cm X Dia 9.5 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 Lyre, accession number 5-6641, described as bowl lyre; traditional lyre shape; top and side pieces straight solid cylindrical sticks; wood sound box with sound table of reptile skin; back covered with goat hide; skin lacing; 1 sound hole; 8 twisted gut strings.