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Udakkyia
Small double-headed drum with an hourglass-shaped, turned wooden body, animal skin membranes, and rope-tensioning system with vegetable fiber twine lacing. While playing, the pitch can be changed by pressing the lacing, thus varying the tension on the membranes.
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second half of 19th century - Maker:
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Saffron Walden Museum - Inventory number:
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South India or Sri Lanka - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:211.242.1 Individual double-skin hourglass-shaped drums
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- Decorative elements:Red and black painted bands on the body.
- Inscriptions:
- Hornbostel-Sachs category:211.242.1 Individual double-skin hourglass-shaped drums
- Repository:Saffron Walden Museum
- Measurements:Length: 110mm; Diameter: 95mm