BORGM ยท RC1187

Damaru

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Description

Double-headed, rattle drum with an hourglass-shaped body made from the skulls of two Buddhist priests (lamas) and glued animal skin membranes. Around the waist of the body is a cloth band from which two fabric-covered pellets are suspended with cord (one pellet missing). When playing, these pellets are meant to strike the drum heads. Attached to this same band is a cloth handle.

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