T'arija

late 19th century

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 681

This slender vase-shaped drum is used in the spiritual music of the Aissawa and Daqqa polyrhythmic ensembles of Marrakech to accompany ritual dance.

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Title: T'arija
Date: late 19th century
Geography: Tangier, Morocco
Culture: Moroccan
Medium: Clay, skin
Dimensions: Height: 11 1/8 in. (28.3 cm)
Diameter (Of head): 4 15/16 in. (12.5 cm)
Classification: Membranophone-single-headed / goblet drum
Credit Line: The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
Object Number: 89.4.350
Curatorial Department: Musical Instruments

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