Hand drum

Made:
1701-1900 in Tibet

Hand drum, called a damatu, made of two human skulls, Tibetan, 18th or 19th century

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A635115
Materials:
body, bone, upper portion of two human skulls, skin and handle, cloth
Measurements:
overall weight: x x , , .565kg
type:
human remains, skulls and drum
credit:
Wellcome Trust