The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 18, 2024
Ritual Drum (damaru)
c. 1800
Overall: 20.4 x 17.8 x 13.1 cm (8 1/16 x 7 x 5 3/16 in.)
Location: not on view
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Dancing Shiva, in his form as Nataraja, holds a damaru in one hand.Description
Damaru drums are made from the tops of two skulls joined in the center and sounded by rapidly turning it side to side so the ends of the cords fly up to sound against the stretched skin. In Hindu and Buddhist rituals, the rhythm of the damaru references the ongoing, relentless beat of time. The material of bone reminds practitioners of the inevitability of death in the course of time.- ?–1918Ralph King [1855–1926], Cleveland Heights, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art1918-The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- "Accessions." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 5, no. 8/9 (1918): 82-85. Mentioned: p. 82 www.jstor.orgD. S. M. "Exhibition of Musical Instruments." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 8, no. 9 (1921): 134-43. Mentioned: pp. 134-137 www.jstor.org
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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1918.391