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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 Drum, accession number 16-18244, described as Wooden ceremonial drum with boarskin top; wood, carved, head of animal hide with black hair, attached to drum with cotton cord that is wrapped around head and wood pegs projecting from drum; circular, geometric design. Carved with traditional Bush Negro design.

Hearst Museum object titled Drum stick, accession number 5-15997, described as drum stick. used on pressure drum. straight contact area wrapped with 3-tone blue [handwritten on card: cloth] that is tied on. 1/2 way down, the stick curves and ends in a round flat-tip. resembles an [handwritten on card: ?] 32.7 cm long.

Hearst Museum object titled Horn, accession number 9-22082, described as These (T-143 and T-144) are a matched set of Tibetan long horns (gDung Chen). They are played for ceremonial occasions at Tibetan monasteries, typically accompanied by large bronze cymbals (See: T-206 & T-207) and bass drums (not in collection). They are over ten feet long when extended.See: Photo T-143-a, T-143-b and T-143-c

Hearst Museum object titled Horn, accession number 9-22083, described as These (T-143 and T-144) are a matched set of Tibetan long horns (gDung Chen). They are played for ceremonial occasions at Tibetan monasteries, typically accompanied by large bronze cymbals (See: T-206 & T-207) and bass drums (not in collection). They are over ten feet long when extended.

Hearst Museum object titled Jew's harp, accession number 18-1064a,b, described as Jew's harp, bamboo with white cotton cloth grip-handle at one end and B) bamboo rod which functions as handle attached to opposite end by cotton cord; L. a)18 cm. B)14 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Rattle, accession number 5-15203, described as rattle; gourd rattle with commercial cotton string netting embellished with many cowries at bottom; ht. ca. 44.5 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Rattle, accession number 5-7227, described as gourd rattle; white cotton net strung w/ black seeds over exterior of gourd as rattle. 20 cms ht; 14.5 cms width

Hearst Museum object titled Rattle, accession number 18-1492, described as Rattle. Wood, snakeskin cover on ends of drum shaped head, small metal loops with remnants of cotton string on sides; handle has a hole at end. length - 17.5 cm.; head, diam. - 4.4 cm. Collector states that specimen is "a vendor's rattle.