Scan 84
Catalogue of the Stearns collection of musical instruments, 1918
37 lines. Read by computer on 17 September 2026. Printed page 66. See the scan on archive.org.
1402. Tambourine. Wooden rim. Parchment …………… Cyprus
2The rim is decorated with pictures of clowns and harlequins.
3Depth, 8.5 cm. Diameter of head, 38 cm.
5403. Rebana, or Adok. Wooden rim. Parchment ………… Sumatra
6The body contracts at the open side and contains a rattan snare and three pairs of loose discs. The head is secured by ornamental nails.
7Depth, 7.8 cm. Diameter of head, 33.5 cm.; of open side, 28.5 cm.
8(B-S.)
10404. Tambourine. Usual materials ……………………. France
11The head bears the inscription "Marie Josephe de Saxe, Dauphine de France, 1767." On the obverse side is a portrait, presumably of the Dauphine. The rim carries five double pairs of cymbals.
12Depth, 7.5 cm. Diameter of head, 44.5 cm.
14405. Tambourine. Wooden rim. Parchment ……………. Italy
15The head bears the portrait of an Italian peasant girl.
16Depth, 9.5 cm. Diameter of head, 45 cm.
17Signed—"M. Reli."
19406. Abendair. Wooden rim. Parchment …… Kabyle Tribe, Algeria
20The oiled parchment head is decorated with the portrait, in oils, of the daughter of a Kabyle chieftain, signed by the artist, "C. Vincent."
21Bandar and bendeyr are alternative Arabian names for the native abendair, pl. ibendiren.2
22Depth, 5.6 cm. Diameter of head, 37.2 cm.
24407. Bandar, or Bendeyr. Similar to No. 406 …………… Algeria
25The painted shell carries a band of leather, decorated with brass ornaments and rosettes of cowrie-shells. The head is decorated with floral designs and Arabic characters. A snare of four cords of gut runs over the head, and a leather tassel bearing cowrie-shells strikes the head when the tambourine is in motion, taking the place of the usual metal cymbals.
26Depth, 8.7 cm. Diameter of head, 39.8 cm.
28408. Riqq. Wooden rim. Parchment ………………….. Algeria
29The rim is painted red and the head is decorated with flowers and the figure of a peacock. Usual discs.
30Depth, 5 cm. Diameter of head, 30.4 cm.
32409. Tar; or Rek. Wooden rim. Parchment ……………. Egypt
33The shell is entirely covered with a checkered inlay of mother-of-pearl, ebony, and ivory. The translucent head is cemented on the body. Five double pairs of cymbals are set in rim.
34Depth, 6.4 cm. Diameter of head, 23.2 cm.
362 Sachs, p. 1.
The computer misreads some letters and numbers. Where a name matters to you, read the scan.