Percussion Musical Instrument Item Number: B133 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Skin stretched over a turned dark brown wood base that has a hollow, upward flaring, circular shape. Discs of shim brass create more sounds. Skin edged with tape and nailed.
Item History
- Made in Brunei before 1927
- Collected between 1895 and 1927
- Owned by Frank Burnett before 1927
- Received from Frank Burnett (Donor) on July 25, 1927
What
- Name
- Percussion Musical Instrument
- Identification Number
- B133
- Type of Item
- musical instrument
- Material
- wood, skin, rattan, adhesive, fibre and brass metal
- Manufacturing Technique
- stretched, turned and nailed
- Overall
- height 8.0 cm, diameter 28.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Malay
- Previous Owner
- Frank Burnett
- Received from
- Frank Burnett (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Brunei
When
- Creation Date
- before 1927
- Collection Date
- between 1895 and 1927
- Ownership Date
- before 1927
- Acquisition Date
- on July 25, 1927
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 2191/0337