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1905.8.4.1

Musical instrument, consisting of a small pot [.1] covered with paper, through which a double horse-hair is fixed, and attaching a small stick [.2]. [DCF Court Team 25/2/2003]

1905.8.4.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Musical instrument, consisting of a small pot [.1] covered with paper, through which a double horse-hair is fixed, and attaching a small stick [.2]. [DCF Court Team 25/2/2003]
Geographical reference
India
Asia > Southern Asia > India
Tamil Nadu Chennai (Madras) Andhra Pradesh or Telangana Kerala Karnataka
Person
Field collector Edgar Thurston
PRM source Edgar Thurston
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1905
Date collected
By 1905
Acquisition information
Donated: 1905
Materials and processes
Material Pottery, Material Paper Plant, Material Horse Hair Animal, Process Fire-Hardened, Process Covered, Process Perforated
Dimensions
Length: max 131 mm, Diameter: max 50 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1905.8.4.1 Accession number: 1905.8.4.2

Search terms: Music, Trade, Pottery, Musical Instrument, Friction Drum

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