Buddhist drum made from human skull, Tibetan, 18th or 19th centuries
Damaru style hand-drum, constructed from the tops of two human skulls, used in Buddhist ceremonies, Tibet, c. 1701-1900
Details
- Category:
- Asian Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A157352
- Materials:
- drum, bone, human skulls
- type:
- human remains, skull and drum
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust
