Damaru, two-headed ritual hand drum
Accession Nr.: | 65.91.1 |
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Type: | musical instruments; religious/ritual equipment |
Date of production: |
turn of the 19th and 20th centuries
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Place of production: |
The damaru was originally a double-sided percussion instrument made of human skull and covered with leather, which was used in funeral ceremonies. This drum is made of two hemispherical yellowish-white veined celluloid with a green dyed leather cover. A red silk ribbon is tied to the middle of the drum body, to which the drum sticks are attached. The ribbon is connected to a red string, on which a brown stone butterfly and pearls are attached. A long, silk ribbon is attached to the cord with colorful fringes at the end, on which plant ornaments are embroidered. Bundles of yellow cords on both sides.