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Double-conical drum (kendhang batangan)
before 1867
Object Place: Central Java, Indonesia
Medium/Technique
Jackfruit wood, water buffalo skin
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by Mr. and Mrs. Bradford M. Endicott and Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Fraser in honor of Jan and Suzanne Fontein, and the Frank B. Bemis Fund
Accession Number1990.575a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsMusical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Membranophones
DescriptionMedium sized red double headed barrel drum with crisscross leather laces and braided leather tensioners. Heads, laces, and tensioners are new replacements made of water buffalo hide traditionally used for this purpose. Red painted drum stand comprised of a pair of carved wood "Xs" connected by a large turned wood shaft.
Provenance1840, slendro-tuned ensemble commissioned by Chinese patron, Central Java. After 1840, Priyo family, the Bupati (regent) of Blora, Central Java; about 1876, pelog-tuned ensemble commissioned and combined with 1840s ensemble, Central Java; by 1990, by descent through three generations of the Priyo family to Mr. and Mrs. Supriyo, Blora, Central Java, Indonesia; July 12, 1990, sold by Supriyo to Nyonya Nora, Surakarta, Indonesia; 1990, sold by Nyonya Nora to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 24, 1990)