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Man tou gu
small bowl-shaped drum; hollow hemisphere of massive heavy wood, iron hoops at rim; round hole at top; convex side covered with thick dirty fawn-coloured skin, secured near rim with 3 rows of iron studs; rimmed with soldered iron band; diameter of vibrating surface 40; diameter 198
- Date:
early 20th century - Maker:
- Collection:
Royal Northern College of Music - Inventory number:
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China
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- Period:early 20th century
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- Decorative elements:3 inscriptions in Chinese characters painted on the wooden face; the skin head, now dirty, originally bore painted decorations
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- Repository:Royal Northern College of Music