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Shaman drum

An irregularly oval wooden frame is covered on one side with a leather membrane in such a way that eight leather tips are bound together on the back. Inside is a cross made of iron rods. On the outer edge of the frame are tubular bells and strips of fabric and leather. The outside of the membrane is painted red with a face with a halo (modern?). Inside there is an inscription in Cyrillic: Name and date 1885 Index card Musiketh.: "Membranophon, einfellige Rahmentrommel (Schamanentrommel)"

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Mongolen
Object type
musical instruments
Dimensions
Diameter: 31 cm
Depth: 7,5 cm
Width: 27 cm
Material/Technique
Wood, Skin , Metal , Fabric (cotton), Pigment
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
I A 2168 a
Related object(s)

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    1885
    where
    Siberia
    Chitinskaya
    who
    Burjaten (Buryat)
    Mongolen
  • Collecting
    who
    Eugène W. Pfaffius - Collectors
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    East and North Asia

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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