Than pattala
Category
Musical instruments, devices and recordings
Date
1900
Materials
teak & wool & cotton
Measurements
180 mm (Height); 25 mm (Diameter)
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Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire
NT 107457.2
Summary
Two strikers for a Burmese metallophone known as a than pattala. They are made from teak with woolen covers. They are connected together by string. 'A Burmese harmonicon (Patala) of wood with designs in black resinous gum (thissi) covered with gilding and coloured glass, with two hammers' (Christie's entry)
Provenance
Purchased in 1986 by the National Heritage Memorial Fund from Francis Curzon, 3rd Viscount Scarsdale (1924-2000). Gifted to the National Trust in 1987 by the National Heritage Memorial Fund.