Drum
51-46-33
From: Sri Lanka
Curatorial Section: Asian
Object Number | 51-46-33 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Sinhalese |
Provenience | Sri Lanka |
Date Made | 18th Century - 1906 |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Wood | Membrane | Textile |
Technique | Braided |
Description | Double ceremonial drum. Shells of wood with heads of skin. Three red cloth braidings holding drums together at top. Three sticks: 2 wood, 1 metal. Wooden stick bridge wrapped in hide strips joining drums at bottom. |
Credit Line | Gift of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1951 |
Other Number | '06-284 - Philadelphia Museum of Art Number | l-238-33 - Old Museum Number | M377 - Seder Number |
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