Damaru / hand drum, lama's

Description

Damaru or lama's hand drum made of two hemispheres of coconut shell covered with human(?) skin, with attached beaters of cloth, used for summoning demons in Tantric ritual: Tibet

Museum reference

A.1897.219.1

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Damaru / hand drum, lama's

Production information

Tibet Autonomous Region, China, East Asia

Style / Culture

Tibetan

Materials

Coconut shell, Human skin, Cloth

Physical description

Two hemispheres of coconut shell covered with human(?) skin; cloth beaters

Associations

Collector: Innes-Wright, John William, 1856 - 1922