Url
	https://omeka-s.grinnell.edu/s/MusicalInstruments/item/5172
Resource class
	wmi:MusicalInstrument
Title
	nagara
Subject
	211.11
Contributor
	Roger Vetter
Type
	Indo-Aryan
Format
	10.2 in. diameter
7 in. height
Identifier
	6181
Source
	South Asia
Language
	EN
Coverage
	India
Alternative Title
	nagare
	naqqara
Medium
	metal
	membrane - mammal skin
	lacing - rawhide
Requires
	one
Is Part Of
	Grinnell College Music Instrument Collection
Spatial Coverage
	Asia
Bibliographic Citation
	Arnold, Alison, ed. 2002. The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music v. 5. South Asia. New York: Garland Publishing, Inc.
Dick, Alastair, Carol M. Babiracki, and Andrew Alter. 2014. “Nagara [naqqara, naghara, etc.]” GDMI v.3: 563-565.
Miner, Allyn. 2002. "Musical Instruments: Northern Area." In The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music v. 5. South Asia. ed. Alison Arnold. New York: Garland Publishing, Inc., pp. 331-349.
Provenance
	vetter collection
Number of drums comprising instrument for membranophone
	pair of drums
Shell design for membranophone
	vessel with opening
Number and function of membranes for membranophone
	one, for sounding
Membrane design for membranophone
	framed with stiff woven hoop
Membrane attachment for membranophone
	framed membrane hoop laced to smaller-diameter ring counterhoop
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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