Url
	https://omeka-s.grinnell.edu/s/MusicalInstruments/item/5191
Resource class
	wmi:MusicalInstrument
Title
	damaru
Subject
	212.241
Contributor
	Roger Vetter
Type
	Indo-Aryan
	Dravidian
Format
	5.6 in. height
3.9 in. diameter
Identifier
	6183
Source
	South Asia
Language
	EN
Coverage
	India
Medium
	wood
	membrane - mammal skin
	rattan
	lacing - string
Requires
	one
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
	framed with rigid flesh hoop
Membrane attachment for membranophone
	framed membrane hoop connected by lacing to framed membrane hoop
Membrane tension control for membranophone
	hugging/squeezing lacing
Sounding for membranophone
	striking indirectly with pellet beaters
Sound modifiers for membranophone
	none
Category of Instrument
	membranophone

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