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Drum
Damaru Drum; The drum is made of two human skulls, with monkey skins stretched over and bound to the skulls with human hair. The whirling balls, which hit the taut surfaces when the drum is used, are made of the bones of a water bird's foot encased in cloth and wax.According to Buddhist holy texts, it is preferable that the skulls come from a boy of twelve and a girl of eight. One end of the drum …
Type of item
- Musical Instrument
- Musical instrument
- http://www.mimo-db.eu/InstrumentsKeywords/2548
- http://www.mimo-db.eu/HornbostelAndSachs/5592
Type of item
- Musical Instrument
- Musical instrument
- http://www.mimo-db.eu/InstrumentsKeywords/2548
- http://www.mimo-db.eu/HornbostelAndSachs/5592
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- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
Identifier
- #MINIM-UK:21144
Providing country
- Europe
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First time published on Europeana
- 2019-12-16T15:27:33.841Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2019-12-17T12:57:36.684Z