Artifact Provenance & Specifications
Exceedingly rare and extinct century-old authentic brass-bodied devotional temple drum (local name: Pitala Kirtan Khola / Mridanga), crafted circa early 20th century in Odisha. Features a hand-fluted solid brass resonator shell, traditional rawhide tension straps, braided leather hoops, and brazed carrying ring in fully functional playing condition. Length: 23 inches (58.4 cm); Height/Diameter: 1 foot (30.5 cm). An extinct, sacred Vaishnavite ethnomusicological masterpiece in museum-grade preservation. Opening reserve ₹19,000.
Extraordinary century-old functional condition. Fluted brass resonator shell is completely sound with no dents, cracks, or punctures. Traditional rawhide tension straps and drumheads remain fully bound, taut, and musically resonant. Natural aged golden-olive brass patina with authentic verdigris traces in the flutes.
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