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Percussive Instruments
GOSHA-NAGHARA (Double naghara)
Gosha naghara, literally ‘a double drum’, consists of two bowl-shaped drums of different sizes tied together. The drums’ membrane was
traditionally manufactured of tanned animal hide, while the body was made of clay. Nowadays wood and metal may be used as well.
Gosha naghara is played while rested on the floor or on a platform by wooden drumsticks. The instrument remains widely used today.
The State Museum of Musical Culture of Azerbaijan, 16187
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th century