Title
Drum
Year/Period
Late 19th-early 20th centuries
Region
Malaysia
Object Type
drums (membranophones)
Material
wood (plant material), skin (collagenous material)
Technique
woodworking, assembling (additive and joining process)
Dimension
Object size: H39 x Dia 21cm
Accession No.
XXXX-09474
Collection of
NLB Type
Musical instrument
The gedombak is a goblet-shaped single- headed drum found in Malay folk music. The frame for this drum is usually made from the jackfruit or angsana tree. The wider end is covered by goat skin while the other end is kept open. The gedombak is usually played in pairs.Traditional music in Malaysia is associated with traditional theatre forms such as, 'kuda kepang' (horse trance dance), 'gendang kling' (instrumental ensemble), among other forms of entertainment. This type of music is based on either the 5-tone or 7-tone scales.It is performed mainly by a range of ensembles including wind instruments, bronze percussive instruments such as gongs and a wide range of drums.
