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Tambourine

Title	Tambourine
Author	Unknown (Made)
Publication Date:	1860
Publication Place	Turkey (Made) -
Subject	Musical Instruments Woodwork
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Diameter: 34cm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	1012-1869
Record ID	1012-1869
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1860
Notes	The Daira is a type of drum or tambourine, sometimes fitted with bells or small cymbals and widely used in Turkey, the Caucasus and South Eastern Europe, to accompany singing and dancing. They are held with the index finger and thumb of the left hand and struck with fingers, palm or fist of the right hand. The <i>Daira</i> is usually formed from a wooden hoop but this example is made of tortoise shell inlaid with mother of pearl. It was almost certainly intended as an international exhibition piece rather than a working musical instrument.
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Tortoise shell frame, inlaid with mother of pearl; metal plates. Tortoise Shell Mother of Pearl Inlay Joining
Fiziksel açıklama	Circular shaped tambourine, with five pairs of metal plates. The framework is of tortoise-shell, inlaid with mother-of-pearl.

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Tambourine

Author Unknown (Made)

Publication Date 1860

Publication Place Turkey (Made) -

Subject Musical Instruments Woodwork

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Diameter: 34cm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 1012-1869

Record ID 1012-1869

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1860

Notes The Daira is a type of drum or tambourine, sometimes fitted with bells or small cymbals and widely used in Turkey, the Caucasus and South Eastern Europe, to accompany singing and dancing. They are held with the index finger and thumb of the left hand and struck with fingers, palm or fist of the right hand. The <i>Daira</i> is usually formed from a wooden hoop but this example is made of tortoise shell inlaid with mother of pearl. It was almost certainly intended as an international exhibition piece rather than a working musical instrument.

Malzemeler ve teknikler Tortoise shell frame, inlaid with mother of pearl; metal plates. Tortoise Shell Mother of Pearl Inlay Joining

Fiziksel açıklama Circular shaped tambourine, with five pairs of metal plates. The framework is of tortoise-shell, inlaid with mother-of-pearl.