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1992.6.14

Double membrane drum. Membranes are decorated with a dragon on one side and a phoenix on the other. Two metal rings attached to sides. Membrane held to frame with metal nails. [FC 15/9/2008]

1992.6.14

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Collection type
Object
Description
Double membrane drum. Membranes are decorated with a dragon on one side and a phoenix on the other. Two metal rings attached to sides. Membrane held to frame with metal nails. [FC 15/9/2008]
Long description
One of two Chinese drums. The main frame of the drum is wood painted red. The drum has two membranes of animal skin which are attached to the frame by large nails / bosses which go around the drum on both sides. The membranes are painted - one with a phoenix and the other with a dragon. There is Chinese script painted on the frame of the drum. Two metal loops for suspension are attached to the frame of the drum. [MdeA 20/10/2000]
Geographical reference
Malaysia
Asia > South-eastern Asia > Malaysia
Cultural groups
Chinese
Person
Field collector Frank Mills
PRM source John R. Frank Mills
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1913
Date collected
1893 - 1913 MALAYSIA
Acquisition information
Donated: 1992
Materials and processes
Material Pigment, Material Wood Plant, Material Metal, Material Animal Leather Skin, Process Painted, Process Nailed, Process Inscribed
Dimensions
Height: max 140 mm, Diameter: max 270 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1992.6.14 Other numbers: 2
Research and responses

'Lieutenant-Colonel F. Mills, D.S.O. was born in Liverpool in 1873. In 1893 or 1894 he went to Malaya as a Civil Engineer to develop the railway system. In his spare time he enjoyed big game hunting and polo. He left Malaya in 1913 and returned to England. Obtained a Commission in the Royal Welsh Fusiliers and commanded the 6th Battalion in Palestine and at Gallipoli. Received the D.S.O. at the Battle of Gaza. Left the army at the end of the war. Married in 1919, and lived in Wales until his death in 1945.' [MdeA 8/5/2001]

Search terms: Music, Musical Instrument, Cylindrical Drum

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