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Sogo literally means small drum—it is a double-headed hand-held drum played with a beater. Like many drums, it is decorated with a taegeuk, a tri-color roundel symbolizing yin-yang. Sogo are found in popular music where the players march and dance.
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Title: Sogo
Date: mid-20th century
Geography: Korea
Culture: Korean
Medium: Wood, hide
Dimensions:
L.: 33.1 cm (12-1/4 in.); Max. Diam.: 20.2 cm (8 in.); W. of frame: 5.2 cm (2-1/8 in.)
Classification: Membranophone-double-headed / frame drum
Credit Line: Gift of Dr. Won Kyung Cho, 1981
Object Number: 1981.136
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