Url
	https://omeka-s.grinnell.edu/s/MusicalInstruments/item/1234
Resource class
	wmi:MusicalInstrument
Title
	tanggu
Subject
	211.222.11
Contributor
	Roger Vetter
Type
	Han
Format
	13.5 in. height of shell
10 in, greatest diameter of shell
8.1 in. diameter of shell openings

Identifier
	2972
Source
	East Asia
Language
	EN
Coverage
	China
Alternative Title
	tang gu
Medium
	wood
	membrane - mammal skin
Requires
	1
Is Part Of
	Jingju (Beijing Opera) Ensemble from China
	Grinnell College Music Instrument Collection
Spatial Coverage
	Asia
Provenance
	Grinnell College Music Department
Number of drums comprising instrument for membranophone
	single drum
Shell design for membranophone
	tubular - barrel
Number and function of membranes for membranophone
	two, one for sounding and one for resonance
Membrane design for membranophone
	unframed
Membrane attachment for membranophone
	unframed membrane nailed to shell
Membrane tension control for membranophone
	none, tension set at time of manufacture
Sounding for membranophone
	striking with two handheld beaters
Sound modifiers for membranophone
	none
Category of Instrument
	membranophone

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