Tabla or dāyā̃, ("right"-hand drum of a tabla set)

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Alternative Title

dāhinā

Instrument

Tabla/Kettledrums/Percussion/Musical Instrument ; Tabla

Instrument Family

Percussion

Place Made

Asia ; India

Date Made

Circa 1930

Description

Wooden shell (`lakari'); drum head made of two goat skins with the upper cut away to leave a an outer ring, bound by leather thongs - plaited (`gajara'); tensioned by leather thongs (`baddhi', made of camel skin) with adjustable wooden blocks (`gittak' or `gatta'); drum head (`puri') weighted for tuning purposes with semipermanent mixture of coal dust. Associated with bayan (1626). Used, for example, in the film The Drum starring Sabu, producer Sir Alexander Korda. Head diameter 145mm.

Other Information

Specific usage history: Used, for example, in the film ~The Drum~ starring Sabu, producer Sir Alexander Korda.

Notes

P.R. Cooke, 1997.

Measurements

285.

Provenance

Purchased, 1982.

Collection

MIMEd ; Blades Collection

Accession Number

1625