Url
	https://omeka-s.grinnell.edu/s/MusicalInstruments/item/1517
Resource class
	wmi:MusicalInstrument
Title
	taogu
Subject
	212.221
Contributor
	Roger Vetter
Type
	Han
Format
	9.5 in. length including handle (first drum)
3.3 in greatest diameter of shell (first drum)
21.4 in. length including handle (second drum)
5.1 in. length of sides of square drum (second drum)
3.2 in. diameter of shell openings of round drum (second drum)
Identifier
	6051
	6123
Source
	East Asia
Language
	EN
Coverage
	China
Alternative Title
	t'ao-ku
Medium
	wood
	membrane - mammal skin
	metal
	string - cotton
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 - barrel
Number and function of membranes for membranophone
	two, both for sounding
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 indirectly with pellet beaters
Sound modifiers for membranophone
	none
Category of Instrument
	membranophone

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