bedug (Very large suspended Javanese barrel drum)

~ Percussion instrument

Description

Extra large double-headed water buffalo hide barrel drum. It is suspended from a rack and beat with mallet, it is used in central Javanese gamelan and for religious signalling purposes in mosques.

Relationships

from:Sunda, Indonesia
type of:barrel drum
part of:Javanese gamelan (Indonesian traditional ensemble)
Wikidata:Q3624317 [info]