Cymbals
Date1865 ca.
Place MadeTibet, Asia
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SignednoneMarkingsnone
DescriptionTwo bronze cymbals with large central bosses. Leather handles.
Typically played in a roughly horizontal (diagonal) position, utilizing short vertical strokes.
DimensionsDiameter: 11-5/8 in (295 mm)
Knob diameter: 6 in (150 mm)
Knob depth: 3 in (76 mm)
ProvenancePurchased in 1977 from H. M. Lissauer, Melbourne, Australia.
Published ReferencesCross, Thomas E., Instruments of Burma, India, Nepal, Thailand and Tibet, SMM Catalog, II (1982), p. 29.
Cross, Thomas E., Instruments of Burma, India, Nepal, Thailand and Tibet, M.M. Thesis, University of South Dakota, May 1983, p. 73, plate XXVII.
Credit LineBoard of Trustees, 1977
Object number02328
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