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Musical InstrumentsMembranophone-single-headed / kettle drumlate 19th century

Artwork Details

Title	Nakakeer
Medium	Copper, skin
Classification	Membranophone-single-headed / kettle drum
Department	Musical Instruments
Date	late 19th century
Credit Line	The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
Object Page	View at The Met

Cultural Origin

Culture	Egyptian
Date Range	1850 – 1900

Provenance

Country

Egypt

More membranophone-single-headed / kettle drum from the Egyptian tradition

late 19th centuryBaz

late 19th centuryNakakeer

ca. 1850–1901Tab'l Shamee

late 19th centuryTab'l Shamee

ca. 1875–89Naqqara

Data Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access · Object 501799