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Description: | The pati tal cymbals keep the beat in many forms of music in Assam, principally in bargit (devotional singing). They also feature in other contexts, such as Bihu festival dances.
Pati tal. Pair of brass cymbals, connected by a length of jute string that passes through a hole in the apex of the boss or dome of each instrument. Made in Hotebari, Kamrup district.
caption: General view of object no. 2004.560. | Publisher: | http://www.horniman.ac.uk/ | Rights holder: | Horniman Museum and Gardens | Subjects: | jute brass 111.142 Cymbals cymbals | Source: | Horniman Museum | Identifier: | oai:oai.horniman.ac.uk:object-124403 | Go to resource |
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