Drum
| Native Name | Damaru |
|---|---|
| Object Number: | 51-4-53A |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Tibetan |
| Provenience: | Tibet |
| Date Made: | 1800 - 1935 |
| Early Date: | 1800 |
| Late Date: | 1935 |
| Section: | Asian |
| Materials: | Wood Skin Cloth Paint Leather Cowrie Shell Silk Silver Carnelian Glass |
| Credit Line: | Gift of Mrs. Robert R. Service, 1951 |
| Other Number: | 4 - Other Number |
Description
Drum (Damaru). Polished wood with skin drumheads painted green. Short, circular, with short waist around which is a loop of the cloth and leather carrying band ornamented with 5 groups each of 4 cowries; long pendant of cloth with silk tassels, ornamented with silver disc, carnelian, silver(?) and glass beads. Such drums were originally made of human skull and human skin. The cowries indicate it is an old type.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Buddhism: History and Diversity of a Great Tradition (12 Dec 1985 - 21 Oct 2012) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Catalogue] Possehl, Gregory L., and Ch'eng-mei, Chang, and Peters, Heather A., and Lyons, Elizabeth. 1985. Buddhism: History and Diversity of a Great Tradition.. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 50 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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