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Tibetan Budhist monks and shamans use this type of drum to interrupt phrases of recitation when it is necessary to summon certain deities. A pelting sound is produced when the drum is rotated back and forth in the right hand as the attached cloth beads strike the drum.
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Title: Damaru
Date: 20th century
Geography: Tibet
Culture: Tibetan
Medium: Shells sewn on wood, skin, cloth, shell, horn
Dimensions: 28cm x 28cm x 11cm
Classification: Membranophone-double-headed / waisted drum
Credit Line:
Rogers Fund, 1980
Object Number: 1980.340.7a, b
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