Tanggu (barrel drum).

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Alternative Title

Tanggu.

Instrument

Barrel drum

Instrument Family

Percussion

Place Made

Asia ; China

Date Made

Circa 1770 - c 1810

Description

Technical description: A wooden barrel drum suspended by rings on a four-footed cross-frame; two heads nailed on with large amount of small nails; flat bottom. Head diameter 340; overall diameter 445; circumference 1400.

Notes

P.R. Cooke, 1997.

Measurements

height including stand 565, without stand 350.

Collection

MIMEd ; Reid Collection

Accession Number

0421