Accession No
1988.297
Description
Musical instrument (membranophone), a cylindrical drum with wooden frame, goat skin tympanums (top one stamped with flower motif) and cotton string laced around exterior.
Place
Asia; South Asia; India; Rajasthan; Sirohi District; Uppalagarh
Period
20th century 1987
Source
Unnithan, Maya [collector and donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1988.297
Cultural Affliation
Girahya [Girasia]
Material
Wood; Goat Skin; String
Local Term
dhol
Measurements
230mm x 230mm x 375mm
Events
Description (CMS Description)
Cylindrical drum with wooden frame, goat skin tympanums (top one stamped with flower motif) and cotton string laced around exterior; Good; Whole; Flower
Event Date 17/5/1988
Author: maa
Context (CMS Context)
Played at Bhajans or devotional gatherings like funeral occasions, ancestor worship, etc; Collected by: Unnithan.Maya in 1987.
Event Date 17/5/1988
Author: maa
Context (Display)
Object processed and photographed as part of the Royal College of Music MINIM-UK project (Musical INstrument Interface for Museums and Collections) research visit to MAA, 8-18 May 2017. See www.minim-uk.org. R. vd. Velden, 28/06/2017.
Event Date 18/5/2017
Author: Mark Elliott
Description (Physical description)
Musical instrument (membranophone), a cylindrical drum with wooden frame, goat skin tympanums (top one stamped with flower motif) and cotton string laced around exterior.
Event Date 1/7/2020
Author: Lucie Carreau
FM:80131
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