Native Name | Khol |
Object Number | A1042 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Indian |
Provenience | India |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Wood | Membrane | Leather |
Description | Khol. Double-headed drum. Large drum, barrel-shaped dark wooden body. Wooden rim covered with skin around each drum head. Straps of leather are attached to the two rims stretching lengthwise on the body. Strip of leather wound around body tying pairs of the lengthwise straps together forming v-shapes. A metal ring is attached to body near each head. Fair condition. Skin on one head torn, other head partially unattached. |
Length | 73 cm |
Outside Diameter | 50 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Mrs. Sarah (William D.) Frishmuth, 1900 |
Other Number | M-87 - Seder Number |
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