Drum
A848A
From: China
Curatorial Section: Asian
Native Name | Po-Fou |
Object Number | A848A |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Chinese |
Provenience | China |
Date Made | 18th Century - 19th Century |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Skin | Wood |
Description | Po-fou, used for Confucian services. Drum with two drum sticks (A848B-C). Wood painted red, two skin heads with hair remaining. Some lettering on the heads. Attached with two rows of nails. Also alternating design of six, nine, made with nails around the rim. Heads rent, wood cracked. Two bamboo sticks. |
Credit Line | Gift of Mrs. Sarah (William D.) Frishmuth, 1900 |
Other Number | M-5 - Seder Number |
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