Barrel drum
Maker
Xin Chang
Date1900-1925 ca.
Place MadeChina, Asia
Serial No.none
SignedChinese characters painted on body, translated: Produced by Xin ChangMarkingsnone
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
ProvenanceObtained from Ellis Houghton, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, 1948.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number02389
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1900 ca.
1900-1925 ca.
1850-1875 ca.
1900-1925 ca.
1840-1850 ca.