Drum
51-46-7
From: India
Curatorial Section: Asian
Native Name | Damaru | Udaukkai |
Object Number | 51-46-7 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Indian |
Provenience | India |
Date Made | 18th Century - 1904 |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Wood | Membrane | Velvet | Cloth |
Description | Damaru, hand drum. Used by snake charmers in India. Hour glass shaped with two greenish colored heads. Strip of red velvet with blue cloth around edges around center of drum, making handle. String attached to velvet with piece of red cloth on end. |
Credit Line | Gift of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1951 |
Other Number | 04-301 - Philadelphia Museum of Art Number | L-238-7 - Old Loan Number | M351 - Seder Number |
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