Central Asia, Nepal (Newar, Kullu Caste) -- Covering and Tuning the Drum "Madal"
odd: label: General
content: Local Numbers: HSFA 2006.2.374; E01703
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Institut für den Wissenschaftlichen Film (Göttingen, Germany)
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content: Institut Für Den Wissenschaftlichen Filmen (IWF) Encyclopaedia Cinematographica film collection
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Film reel (9 minutes, black-and-white sound, 16mm)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1966
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Human Studies Film Archives
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Film reels
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Edited film: skins and bracing cords for this small barrel-shaped drum are cut from goatskin and placed on the instrument. Both skins are smeared with black tuning paste and are tuned by using the bracing cords. The drum is demonstrated by the drum maker, a member of the Kullu caste.
Legacy Keywords: Nepal ; Central Asia, Nepal ; Asia; Newar, Kullu Caste