Baya

Indian

late 19th century

Not on view

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Title: Baya
Date: late 19th century
Geography: Northern India, India
Culture: Indian
Medium: Metal, skin
Dimensions: H. 10 × Diam. 9 in. (25.4 × 22.9 cm)
Classification: Membranophone-single-headed / cylindro-conical
Credit Line: The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
Object Number: 89.4.150
Curatorial Department: Musical Instruments

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Cover Image for Demonstration using modern tabla drums. Samir Chatterjee, tabla, accompanied by Ramesh Misra on sarangi and Benjamin Stewart on tambura, 2013.

Demonstration using modern tabla drums. Samir Chatterjee, tabla, accompanied by Ramesh Misra on sarangi and Benjamin Stewart on tambura, 2013.

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