drum; double headed barrel-shaped drum; skin heads extend over the sides and are held in palce by headed wood pegs; plaited bamboo flat band below one set of pegs; on sides of drum are 2 enncircling bands of diamonds on elaboratly carved-out ground; rope carrying cord attached to iron hoop and to one drumhead extension; h. 61 cm.
Donor:
Herbert E. Garcia and Mrs. Herbert E. Garcia
Collection place:
Vietnam
Verbatim coll. place:
Vietnam, Dak Tau (near Pleiku), Montagnard
Culture or time period:
Vietnamese
Collector:
Herbert E. Garcia
Collection date:
1965-1966
Materials:
Bamboo (material), Iron (metal), Skin (collagenous material), and Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Drums (membranophones) and Plaited weaving
Function:
5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments
Accession date:
August 1, 1975
Context of use:
musical instrument
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
height 61 centimeters
Comment:
Conservation - drumheads treated with DDT in alcohol Oct. 1975 I&B response: Wood checked but appears stable. Hide head covering on the other hand is torn and distorted. Needs humidification and mending in order to prevent further damage and loss. Loaning it untreated and placing it in an uncovered case could re
Loans:
S1977-1978 #2: Music Library (UC Berkeley) (July 27, 1977–October 6, 1977) and S2002-2003 #9: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (December 20, 2002–April 7, 2003)