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Description: | The jute strings attached to each cymbal are wrapped around the index fingers of each hand, and the cymbals are clashed together. One of the places in which the cymbals are played is in the satras, the monasteries of Assam that are dedicated to the god Vishnu. The cymbals are used to keep the beat and lead the music for the ritual gayan-bayan dance held in the namghar, the prayer hall. The dance is also accompanied by the khol barrel drums.
Gayan-bayan tal, pair of bronze cymbals. Each cymbal has a hole at the apex of the dome or boss for a length of jute string, secured by a knot. The underside of each cymbal is painted with a pattern in white. Made in Hotebari, Kamrup District, Assam.
caption: General view of object no. 2004.559. | Publisher: | http://www.horniman.ac.uk/ | Rights holder: | Horniman Museum and Gardens | Subjects: | jute paint brass 111.142 Cymbals | Source: | Horniman Museum | Identifier: | oai:oai.horniman.ac.uk:object-124402 | Go to resource |
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