Jeongak jango

Description

Jeongak jango (hourglass drum), body of wood painted in red lacquer with small circular motifs in yellow and black, membranes of cow skin, and bound with orange nylon strings and blue cotton fastenings, used to lead the rhythm of ritualistic proceedings, part of the Korean Shaman Collection: Korea, 1960s

Museum reference

V.2006.227.1

Collection

Culture

Object name

Jeongak jango, Drum

Production information

Korea, East Asia

Date

1960s

Style / Culture

Korean

Materials

Wood, Lacquer, Cowhide, Nylon, Cotton

Associations

Korean Shaman Collection
National Folk Museum of Korea

Exhibitions

• Performance and Lives (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

• Mediating with Spirits: Shamans in Korea (12 Jan 2003)
  Royal Museum

On display

national museum of scotland »
level 3 »
world cultures, performance and lives »
rw.1a

Credit

Given by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Republic of Korea