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Pat waing

Double-headed drum made of "Thitka" wood (Pentace burmanica Kurz.) and rawhide lacing. This instrument was once exhibited in Paris at the "Exposition Universelle" of 1900.

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  • Period:second half of 19th century
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  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:211.212 Double-skin cylindrical drums
  • Repository:Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
  • Measurements:Length: 278mm. Diameter (heads): 80-100mm and 100-120mm