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Half-lateral view of object no. M18-1980 from right.
Lateral view of object no. M19-1980 from right
Bottom view of object no. M18-1980.
Half-lateral view of object no. M18-1980 from right. Lateral view of object no. M19-1980 from right Bottom view of object no. M18-1980.

Barrel drum, geduk ibu, with two beaters.

The geduk ibu barrel drum forms part of the percussion accompaniment for the Malaysian shadow puppet theatre of wayang kulit kelantan. The drummer is seated on the ground to play the instrument. Performances of the shadow puppet theatre of North-eastern Malaysia, wayang kulit Kelantan, are accompanied by an orchestra made up of oboes (serunai), gongs, and three pairs of drums, each consisting of a ‘mother’ (ibu) and ‘child’ (anak) drum. The geduk ibu and anak barrel drums provide a lively accompaniment to scenes of strife.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
M18-1980
Date
circa 1972
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 470 x 530 x 325 mm; beaters: 330 x 25 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
wood; hide; paint; rattan; vegetable fibre; iron
CATEGORY
Musical Instruments
LOCATION
On display: Horniman Museum > Music Gallery > Side D - Listening to Order > Case D2 - Classification > position 121
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