ManTou Gu (馒头 鼓)

Golden Tone Workshop

19th century · Wood, leather, various materials · Musical Instruments

Supported on a bamboo stand and similar in use and construction to the bangu, the smaller man tougu is used more in the South. It has a convex shape in contrast to the flat surface of the bangu.

Artist

Golden Tone Workshop

Date

19th century

Medium

Wood, leather, various materials

Culture

Chinese

Department

Musical Instruments

Credit line

The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889