Dholaka

late 19th century

Not on view

The dholaka (or dholak) is a barrel-shaped drum with two heads. It is played with the hand and a stick. This nineteenth-century example is rope-tensioned with brass rings that allow the player to adjust the tension on the heads.

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Title: Dholaka
Date: late 19th century
Geography: North, India
Culture: Indian (north)
Medium: Wood, skin, brass, cord
Dimensions: H. 38.1 cm (15 in.); Diam. (22.9 cm (9 in.)
Classification: Membranophone-double-headed / cylindrical drum
Credit Line: The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
Object Number: 89.4.165
Curatorial Department: Musical Instruments

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