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Daf

Daf

Frame drum

Ostad Elahi was also proficient on the Kurdish daf, a large frame drum struck by the hand, which he played in his own special way. Ostad was seldom accompanied by the daf when he would play. The audio clips below present a few rare instances of such an accompaniment.

Frame drum

Maker:

Date:

ca. 1915

Medium:

Goatskin, vine stock

Dimensions:

52.7 x 5 cm

Classification:

Membranophone-single-headed / frame drum

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