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Frame drum

A miniature finger(?) drum with a thin wooden body and reptile skin membrane glued onto the rim.

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  • Inscriptions:Label around frame with oriental script.
  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:211.311 Single-skin frame drums without handle
  • Repository:Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum
  • Measurements:Height: 26mm; Diameter: 95mm