Buddhist drum made from two human skulls

Made:
1701-1900 in Tibet

Buddhist drum made from two human skulls, Tibetan, 18th or 19th century

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A635150
Materials:
bone, human skulls
Measurements:
height 176 mm
length 170 mm
width 135 mm
type:
human remains, skulls and drum
credit:
Wellcome Trust

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