Ga-chun - Ga-chun

Japanese: ガー・チュン - がーちゅん
Ga-chun - Ga-chun

…Small ones can be easily swung back and forth with one hand, so some have a small ball attached to a string and are used as swinging drums. This is the same kind of drum as the Tibetan Ga-chun, which has two skulls joined together to make a body. This is also called a damar, and some say it is the prototype of the damar because of its primitive structure. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Ga Chun" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…小型のものは,片手で左右に容易に回し振りすることができるところから,小さな球を紐につけて,振鼓(ふりつづみ)としたものもある。これはチベットの,どくろを2個合わせて胴とした〈ガー・チュン〉と同種のものである。これもダマルとも呼ばれ,その構造等の原始性から,ダマルの原型とする説もある。…

※「ガー・チュン」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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