Beaters: muyu (temple block); pair.

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Beaters

probably mid 20th century

Technical description: Pair of cane sticks with wooden heads and wooden knobs at handle end. Total mass 16g; head mass 14g (88%).

General usage of type: temple blocks in orchestra or pit band.

R. Parks, 15 or 22 May 1999; A. Myers; C.J. Overton, 12.9.98.

lengths 225; 227; head diameters: 28.

Purchased in 1983 with assistance from the Government's Local Museums Purchase Fund and the University's General Council Trust.

MIMEd ; Ross Collection

1780