187 dhyangro

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Nepal
frame: wooden frame; Th. 9.0cm
memberanes: animal hide, Dm. 33.5cm

The player grips the handle of the instrument with the left hand, and sounds it with a curved beater held in the right hand. Played by Tibetan Buddhist priests when reciting the sutras, or when shaman perform therapeutic rites.


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