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Barrel drum
Vernacular name:Tang gu
Vernacular name:Haupen gu
Maker: Xin Chang
Date: 1900-1925 ca.
Place Made:China, Asia
Serial No: none
SignedChinese characters painted on body, translated: Produced by Xin Chang
Markingsnone
DescriptionBarrel shaped. Two heads, one smaller than the other. Traditionally, suspended on a wooden stand and struck with large beater. Holes in the surface of this drum’s wooden body suggest an earlier ornamentation or different drumhead configuration. Bamboo wrapping, metal tacks, and holes in the edges of the existing drumhead reveal the alternate methods used to extend the life of this drum.
DimensionsOverall length: 420 mm
Overall diameter of upper head: 346 mm
Diameter of aperture at distal end: 180 mm
Width of distal end: 228 mm
Overall diameter of upper head: 346 mm
Diameter of aperture at distal end: 180 mm
Width of distal end: 228 mm
ProvenanceObtained from Ellis Houghton, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, 1948.
Terms
Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Not on view
Object number: 02389