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Damaru
Double-headed, rattle drum with an hourglass-shaped body made from two inverted caps of human skull, with glued animal skin membranes. Around the waist of the body is a red cloth band from which two fabric-covered pellets are suspended with cord. When playing, these pellets are meant to strike the drum heads. A small handle strap extends from the same cloth.
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1850–1950 - Maker:
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Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum - Inventory number:
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Tibet - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:212.241 Individual hourglass-shaped rattle drums
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:212.241 Individual hourglass-shaped rattle drums
- Repository:Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum
- Measurements:Height: 145mm; Width: 158mm; Depth: 180mm