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Pair of drums (tabla and baya)
Labeled: Haribhau Vishwanath (Indian, active late 20th century)
about 1980
Object Place: Mumbai, India
Medium/Technique
Nickel-plated brass, wood, goatskin
Dimensions
Tabla height 26.5 cm, diameter 17.5 cm (Height 10 7/16 in., diameter 6 7/8 in.)
Baya height 26 cm, diameter 28 cm (Height 10 1/4 in., diameter 11 in.)
Baya height 26 cm, diameter 28 cm (Height 10 1/4 in., diameter 11 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Ravi Nadkarni
Accession Number1990.209a-b
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CollectionsAsia, Contemporary Art, Musical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Membranophones
DescriptionBaya: Deep hemispherical shell of nickel-plated brass. Head of thick goat skin attached to plaited, four-ply hoop of leather. Upper hoop laced with strip of buffalo hide in V-pattern to lower hoop of leather at base of body. Tabla: Inverted conical shell of brown hardwood with shallow round stem at base. Head of thick goat skin attached to plaited, four-ply hoop of leather. Upper hoop laced with strip of buffalo hide in V-pattern to lower hoop of leather at base of body. Eight cylindrical tuning blocks beneath laces. Tuning hammer of steel. Two padded ring supports wrapped with blue patterned cloth.
Provenance1990, gift of Ravi Nadkarni, Wrentham, Massachusetts, to the MFA. (Accession Date: March 28, 1990)
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