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Damaru / drum, hand

Damaru or hand drum made of two human skull tops fastened together and the openings covered with prepared fish skin, with a silver band set with coral and turquoise around the constriction, and hanging tassels and strips of Chinese brocade, Tantric ritual: India, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh (Little Tibet), Leh, Spituk Gompa (monastery)

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    National Museums Scotland
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    Spituk Monastery, Leh, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India, South Asia, ASIA
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  • Materials:Skull, human; Skin, fish; Silver; Coral; Turquoise; Brocade
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  • Repository:National Museums Scotland