Url
	https://omeka-s.grinnell.edu/s/MusicalInstruments/item/929
Resource class
	wmi:MusicalInstrument
Title
	tabla
Subject
	211.11
Contributor
	Roger Vetter, Toby Austin
Type
	Indo-Aryan
Format
	5.5 in. diameter of rim opening (wood drum)
9 in. diameter of rim opening (metal drum)
Identifier
	401
Source
	South Asia
Language
	EN
Coverage
	India
	Pakistan
Alternative Title
	dahina
	dayan
	bayan
	baya
	duggi
Medium
	wood
	membrane - mammal skin
	metal - sheet
	lacing - rawhide
Requires
	1
Is Part Of
	Hindustani Ensemble from North India
	Grinnell College Music Instrument Collection
Spatial Coverage
	Asia
Provenance
	Grinnell College Music Department
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
	sliding dowels between lacing and shell
Sounding for membranophone
	striking directly with both hands
Sound modifiers for membranophone
	none
Category of Instrument
	membranophone

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