Kettledrum

Title:

Kettledrum

Description:

Nagara. Pottery kettledrum with hide head held on by a network of rawhide tongs. A cloth-strip roll at the base to act as padding. Rattling agents of some kind within the vessel.Object is broken.

Type:

Kettledrum

Type (Narrower):

Musical Instruments

Type (Broader):

Object

Geographic region:

Russia
Turkestan

Provenance:

Gift of the Franklin Institute, 2014

Medium:

Terracotta
Hide
Rawhide
Cloth

Extent:

23
27.5
cm

Identifier:

24322

Source:

2014-13-74
L-222-74
8
M-149
6184.74

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