Kuḍuma (pot drum), view under the drumhead showing the lacing and the opening in the resonator. Used by the Bagata (Bhagatā) people, from Paderu, near Chintapalli, Vishakhapatnam district. A.P. photo. Possession of the Tribal Cultural Research and Training Institute.
From the left: gummala (pot drum), ḍholki (cylindrical drum), vette (flat, kettle drum), and dappu (wooden frame drum). Instruments of Rāj Gond people of Adilabad. The gummala also used by Kolām people in Adilabad. Possession of Tribal Cultural Research and Training Institute.
Two-headed clay drum, a vase-type pot drum, with paste on both sides (madiala?). An instrument of the Bagata (Bhagatā) people and other tribes in Āraku Valley. “Paste” refers to weighted paste applied on both drumheads. The image shows the larger head, usually played by the left hand. A.P. photo. Possession of the Tribal Cultural Research and Training Institute.
Two-headed clay drum, a vase-type pot drum, with paste on both sides (madiala?). An instrument of the Bagata (Bhagatā) people and other tribes in Āraku Valley. “Paste” refers to weighted paste applied on both drumheads. The image shows the smaller head, usually played by the right hand. A.P. photo. Possession of the Tribal Cultural Research and Training Institute.
Two kettle drums used by the Bagata (Bhagatā) people (?), from Paderu, near Chintapalli, Vishakha Patnam district. A.P. photo. Possession of the Tribal Cultural Research and Training Institute.
Banjara women dancing and singing. Six women dance (a welcome song for marriage?) with raised arms, bedecked with white bangles. They wear large nose rings, toe rings, and elaborate necklaces. Their long cholīs (blouse) gāgrās (ankle-length full skirts) and oṛhnīs (shawl worn over head, one end tucked into waist) are decorated with needlework, coins, and mirror work. The headman, Gajā, plays a daf for their song. Other men had left for work in fields. Huts and a thatch-roof cowshed are visible in the background. The village is 17 miles from Hyderabad.
Gogonjedi (bowed lute), and dagguḍu (clay kettle drum). Instruments of Savārā tribe (Parvatipuram tāluk and Pālākoṇḍā Srikakulam District). Possession of the Tribal Cultural Research and Training Institute,
Kuḍuma (pot drum), view of the drumhead playing surface and resonator. Used by the Bagata (Bhagatā) people, from Paderu, near Chintapalli, Vishakhapatnam district. A.P. photo. Possession of the Tribal Cultural Research and Training Institute.
Two kettle drums used by the Bagata (Bhagatā) people (?), from Paderu, near Chintapalli, Vishakha Patnam district. A.P. photo. Possession of the Tribal Cultural Research and Training Institute.
Banjara women dancing and singing accompanied by a daf or ḍapla (?). Two women bedecked with white bangles with arms and bodies lowered, as Gajā, plays a daf or ḍapla (?) with thin bamboo sticks. Dwellings are visible in the background. The village is 17 miles from Hyderabad.
