Name of Object:

Tabla

Location:

Beirut, Lebanon

Holding Institution:

Lebanese National Higher Conservatory of Music

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Date of Object:

19th century

Material(s) / Technique(s):

Ceramic, goat skin, metal

Provenance:

Lebanon

Description:

The tabla, also known as the durbakke, is a small hand drum very common in traditional Arabic music. It is shaped like a vase, and is covered at the top with goat skin. Tablas are often beautifully decorated, with metal, bone inlay, or paint.

Citation of this web page:

Jeff El-Msanne, Hassan El Masri, Remy Nader "Tabla" in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2024. https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;lb;120;en;N

Prepared by: Jeff El-Msanne, Hassan El Masri, Remy Nader
Copyedited by: Flaminia Baldwin

MWNF Working Number: LB 137