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Medium
Wood, Green-painted leather, string
Identification #
92-024
Height
3.25"
Width
4.75"
Depth
4.5"
Collection/Provenance
Chester Fritz Library, East Asian Room
Status
Stored: S8A (Box 1)
Location
UND Art Collections Repository
Additional Information
Green leather drum surface with tan and red leather handle and small round green/red/tan balls, used to play drum (?), attached by string to the sides. Drum body formed by bowl-shaped dark hardwood. Comes with text panel that says:
TIBETAN HAND DRUM
TWO HEMISPHERICAL HARDWOOD BOWLS JOINED AT THEIR BOTTOMS AND COVERED WITH GREEN-LEATHER SKINS. SIMILAR TO TANTRIC BUDDHIST RITUAL DRUMS MADE FROM SKULL CAPS.
Condition
Fair
Condition Notes
Ripping and discoloration on leather and woven balls, strings attaching balls repaired
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