Drum
A986
From: Sri Lanka
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Native Name | Dhol (uncertain) |
| Object Number | A986 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Sinhalese |
| Provenience | Sri Lanka |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Wood | Hide |
| Technique | Painted |
| Description | Ceremonial cylindrical drum with horizontal stripes of different sizes in green, yellow, red, white and black, painted on wood body. Top and bottom heads have a small hide handle each, to which strings for carrying instrument (probably on shoulder) are attached. Condition is good except for scratched paint work, which is chipped off to a considerable extent. |
| Credit Line | Purchased at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition / St. Louis World's Fair; subscription of Mrs. Sarah (William D.) Frishmuth, 1905 |
| Other Number | M-298 - Seder Number |
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