Lag-na
A lag-na, or na, is an ancient Tibetan frame drum.[1] The drumhead has a minimum diameter of about one metre.[2] Like the dhyāngro (the principal drum of the jhakri shamans of Nepal) the lag-na has a carved, wooden handle.[3] One plays the na by striking its drumhead with a heavy percussion mallet.[2]
See also
- Damaru, a small, two-headed drum of Hindu and Tibetan Buddhist tradition
References
- ↑ Robertson, Alec; Stevens, Denis (1960). The Pelican History of Music: Ancient Forms to Polyphony. Harmondworth: Penguin Books. p. 70. OCLC 220315541.
- 1 2 Blades, James (1992). Percussion Instruments and Their History (4th ed.). Westport: Bold Strummer. p. 149. ISBN 9780933224612. OCLC 28230162.
- ↑ Arnold, Christopher. "Tibetan/Nepalese Shamanic Drums". Virtual Drum Museum. Christopher Arnold. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
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