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A kendang is a two-headed drum.They are used in Gamelan music and by Maritime Southeast Asia. Different ethnic groups make it differently.

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  • Musician Borobudur

    Various Kendangs (top row) depicted on the 8th-century of Borobudur temple in Central Java, Indonesia

  • SambaSunda Quintett in Cologne (0253)

    A member of the Sundanese Gamelan quintet Samba-Sunda, a family playing Sundanese drums (Kendang Sunda).

  • Gamelan of Bali 200507-3

    Kendang of Bali, note the equal size of both sides. The drum in this picture is exceptional - usually Balinese kendangs are conical (actually hour-glass formed on the inside).

  • COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Dubbelvellige tonvormige trom onderdeel van gamelan Slendro TMnr 500-7

    Kendang of Java, one side is bigger than other.

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