Cantonese Opera Drum Item Number: 1704/6 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Spherical wooden drum with two opposite sides covered with skin. Skin is attached to wood by metal rivets that ring the outer edge of the material. Two metal rings are attached on either side of the drum via two small holes in the wood.
History Of Use
In Cantonese opera, primary percussion instruments accompany the melodic instruments and include woodblocks (bangzi, buyu, duk, dik), luo (gongs), bo (cymbals), and gu (drums) made of wood and pig hide. Percussion instruments play functions to accompany movements, speech, and song, suggest moods or emotions and used to create special sound effects, such as thunder or the sound of galloping horses.
Narrative
Donated as part of a collection of Cantonese opera props used by the Jin Wah Sing Musical Association.
Item History
- Made in China before 1940
- Owned by Jin Wah Sing Musical Association before October 15, 1996
- Received from Jin Wah Sing Musical Association (Donor) on October 15, 1996
What
Who
- Culture
- Chinese: Cantonese
- Previous Owner
- Jin Wah Sing Musical Association
- Received from
- Jin Wah Sing Musical Association (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- China
When
- Creation Date
- before 1940
- Ownership Date
- before October 15, 1996
- Acquisition Date
- on October 15, 1996
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 1704/0006