Url
	https://omeka-s.grinnell.edu/s/MusicalInstruments/item/1516
Resource class
	wmi:MusicalInstrument
Title
	thod-rnga
Subject
	212.241
Contributor
	Roger Vetter
Type
	Tibetan
Format
	4.7 in. length of head at widest point
Identifier
	6037
Source
	South Asia
Language
	EN
Coverage
	China (Tibetan Autonomous Region), Nepal, India, Bhutan
Alternative Title
	damaru
Medium
	bone
	membrane - mammal skin
	resin
	metal
Requires
	1
Is Part Of
	Grinnell College Music Instrument Collection
Spatial Coverage
	Asia
Provenance
	Vetter collection
Number of drums comprising instrument for membranophone
	single drum
Shell design for membranophone
	tubular - hourglass
Number and function of membranes for membranophone
	two, both for sounding
Membrane design for membranophone
	unframed
Membrane attachment for membranophone
	unframed membrane glued to shell
Membrane tension control for membranophone
	none, tension set at time of manufacture
Sounding for membranophone
	striking indirectly with pellet beaters
Sound modifiers for membranophone
	none
Category of Instrument
	membranophone

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