Chyabrung drum

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The Chyabrung drum is a traditional double-headed drum central to the music, dance, and cultural rituals of the Limbu people of Nepal and neighboring regions.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Chyabrung drum canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (37)

Predicate Object
instanceOf membranophone ⓘ
musical instrument ⓘ
traditional drum ⓘ
associatedWith Limbu culture ⓘ
linked to: Limbu
countryOfOrigin Nepal ⓘ
culturalSignificance central to Limbu traditional music ⓘ
symbol of Limbu identity ⓘ
genre folk music ⓘ
hasPart hollow wooden shell ⓘ
two drumheads ⓘ
hasType double-headed drum ⓘ
madeFrom animal skin ⓘ
wood ⓘ
performanceContext community gatherings ⓘ
harvest celebrations ⓘ
weddings ⓘ
playedBy Limbu drummers ⓘ
playedWith hands ⓘ
sticks ⓘ
region Himalayan region ⓘ
religiousContext Kirati rituals ⓘ
shape barrel-shaped ⓘ
sound deep resonant tone ⓘ
transmission taught orally ⓘ
tuning different tension on each head ⓘ
usedBy Limbu people ⓘ
usedDuring Limbu festivals ⓘ
cultural rituals ⓘ
religious ceremonies ⓘ
usedFor dance accompaniment ⓘ
festive music ⓘ
ritual music ⓘ
usedIn Darjeeling region ⓘ
Sikkim ⓘ
eastern Nepal ⓘ
neighboring Himalayan regions ⓘ
usedInDance Chyabrung dance ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Limbu people → traditionalInstrument → Chyabrung drum ⓘ
Yakthung → hasTraditionalInstrument → Chyabrung drum ⓘ
Yakthung → hasCulturalSymbol → Chyabrung drum ⓘ