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Pat-tala
Boat-shaped resonator case assembled from seasoned teak (Tectona grandis L.). Set of 22 bamboo bars suspended with red cord that passes through holes drilled close to the ends of the bars. Pair of small bamboo beaters. This instrument was once exhibited in Paris at the "Exposition Universelle" of 1900.
- Date:
second half of 19th century - Maker:
- Collection:
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew - Inventory number:
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Hinthada (Timezone: Asia/Rangoon) - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:111.212 Sets of percussion sticks
- Culture:
- Period:second half of 19th century
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- Decorative elements:Intrinsic foliage carving throughout the resonator case panels.
- Inscriptions:
- Hornbostel-Sachs category:111.212 Sets of percussion sticks
- Repository:Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
- Measurements:Length: 765mm. Base/stand width: 145mm. Bass side frame width: 165mm. Treble side frame width: 135mm. Bass lamella/bar: 227mm. Beaters: Height: 155mm. Head diameters: 18-19mm