Drum and cover

Museum number:

9-12791a,b

Permalink:

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Accession number:

Acc.3046

Description:

Drum, two-headed with wool cover; A) drum: wood frame, yak(?) skin heads; on frame are painted miniature scenes of Nyingma sect (Red Hat) lamas & siddhayogis interspersed with skulls and demons; two strikers of yarn looping over core; pendant silk brocade tassels, strip of snow leopard skin; one head damaged; diameter 19 cm; B) wool cover with leather thongs, brass Punjab police uniform button closure; diameter 20 cm.

Donor:

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Ready, Jr. Fund

Collection place:

Tibet

Verbatim coll. place:

Tibet unspec.(coll. in; Darjeeling, West Bengal)

Collector:

Robert Gross

Collection date:

June 1970

Materials:

Paint (coating), Silk (silk brocade), Skin (collagenous material) (yak (?) skin), Wood (plant material), and Wool (textile)

Object type:

ethnography

Object class:

Drums (membranophones) and Miniature (size attribute)

Function:

5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments

Accession date:

February 1, 1974

Context of use:

Used in religious worship (puja), ritual, during chanting of sacred text; used mostly by male lamas. Held in right hand by handle & twisted back and forth allowing strikers to beat heads. (more info on card)

Department:

Asia (except western Russia)

Loans:

S1975-1976 #97: Kenneth Versand (May 16, 1976–May 16, 1976), S1977-1978 #2: Music Library (UC Berkeley) (July 27, 1977–October 6, 1977), S1977-1978 #66: Music Library (UC Berkeley)/John Emerson (May 23, 1978–May 24, 1978), and S1992-1993 #22: Heffernan Films (March 1, 1993–March 2, 1993)

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