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Frame drum (tamil)
Frame drum (tamil)

Frame drum (tamil)

19th century
Object PlaceSri Lanka
Medium/TechniqueIron, animal skin
DimensionsHeight 3.4 cm, diameter 29.8 cm (Height 1 5/16 in., diameter 11 3/4 in.)
Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession number17.2174
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ClassificationsMusical instruments
InscriptionsIn pencil on top of head: [indecipherable]ProvenanceFrancis W. Galpin (1858-1945), Hatfield Regis, England; 1916, sold by Francis W. Galpin to William Lindsey (1858-1922), Boston, Massachusetts; 1916, gift of William Lindsey, in memory of his daughter, Leslie Lindsey Mason, to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 5, 1916)