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Daf

ca. 1915
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 681
On loan to The Met
This work of art is currently on loan to the museum.
Frame drums are used throughout the world to augment voice and instrumental music in secular and sacred contexts. A mainstay of many West Asian classical ensembles, the daf’s varied timbres and tones coupled with complex rhythms may help to induce a meditative state or ecstatic trance.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Daf
  • Date: ca. 1915
  • Geography: Iran
  • Culture: Iranian
  • Medium: Goatskin, vine stock
  • Dimensions: 52.7 cm x 5 cm
  • Classification: Membranophone-single-headed / frame drum
  • Credit Line: Private collection
  • Object Number: L.2018.28a
  • Curatorial Department: Musical Instruments