Bangu (板鼓)
Object type: Bangu (drum)
Department: Musical Instruments
Culture: Chinese
Artist: Elevated Tone Workshop, Guangzhou (Canton)
Artist role: Maker
Date: 19th century
Medium: Wood, skin, metal
Dimensions: Frame Drum: Depth: 2 3/4 in. (7 cm)
Diameter: 49 3/8 in. (125.4 cm)

Mallet: 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm)
Classification: Membranophone-single-headed / frame drum
Geography:     China  
Credit line: The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
Accession year: 1889