Double headed skull drum

Made:
before 1932 in Tibet

Double headed skull drum, skin and bone, Tibetan, date unknown

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A114542
Materials:
skin, bone and cloth
Measurements:
height 153 mm
length 183 mm
width 132 mm
type:
human remains, bone, skull, human skin and drum - membranophone
credit:
Wellcome Trust

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