Dadabuan

The Islamic influences in this drum from the Southern Philippine Islands contributed to its name, goblet shape, mother-of-pearl inlay, and leaf decoration. The drum is blackened by rubbing oil and root into the carved palm wood. It is played with two rattan sticks. Dadabuan (Membranophone-single-headed / goblet drum)

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Date

19th century

Rights

Public Domain

Identifier

MET-503200

Origin

Philippine (Mindanao)/ Philippines

Materials

Wood, mother-of-pearl, skin

Physical Dimensions

Height: 32 3/8 in. (82.2 cm) Diameter (Maximum): 24 7/16 in. (62 cm) Diameter (Drum head): 21 3/4 in. (55.3 cm)

Provenance

Rogers Fund, 1982

Acquisition Date

1982

Short description

Dadabuan. Membranophone-single-headed / goblet drum

Display status

Not on Display. Display History: The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "A Musical Offering: An Exhibition Celebrating the Centennial of the Collection of Musical Instruments," Mar-10-Jul-30-1989. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Sounding the Pacific: Musical Instruments of Oceania," November 17, 2009 - September 6, 2010

References

J. Kenneth Moore, Jayson Kerr Dobney, Bradley Strauchen-Scherer. Musical Instruments: Highlights of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. First Printing. © 2015 by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. New York, 2015, p. 147, ill.

Musical Instruments: Highlights of The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/503200

Collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Record accessed in November 2020
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“Dadabuan,” Mapping Philippine Material Culture, accessed May 8, 2024, https://philippinestudies.uk/mapping/items/show/2950.

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