Vintage Tabla, Indian percussion instrument

Auction is for a vintage Tabla. A percussion instrument used in Hindustani classical music and other musical traditions of the Indian subcontinent.

• The head is made of goat skin and feature a distinctive black paste called syahi in the center. This paste is made from a mixture of iron powder, flour, and other ingredients, and it helps to create the instrument's unique pitched sound.
• The tension of the drumheads is adjusted using leather straps and wooden blocks called gatta. These are used to tune the instrument.
• Tabla players are also known as percussionists or tablists.

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