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Handle castanets.

Technical description: One pair; mounted on handle; castanets of black wood, handle of brown stained wood; orchestral pattern.

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  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:111.141 Castanets
  • Repository:University of Edinburgh
  • Measurements:length c235; castanet lengths 73, 74; castanet widths 45, 44; external cup heights 8.8, 9.0.