An account of the manners and customs of the modern Egyptians, written in Egypt during the years 1833-1835 . I. sAgat. 2. tAr. 3. DARABUKKEH. often use for their diversion. One of these is a tambourine,called tdr, of which I insert an engraving. It is eleven inchesin diameter. The hoop is overlaid with mother-of-pearl, tortoise-shell, and white bone, or ivory, both without and within; and hasten double circular plates of brass attached to it; each two pairshaving a wire passing through their centres. The tdr is held bythe left or right hand, and beaten with the fingers of that hand,and by the
An account of the manners and customs of the modern Egyptians, written in Egypt during the years 1833-1835 . I. sAgat. 2. tAr. 3. DARABUKKEH. often use for their diversion. One of these is a tambourine,called tdr, of which I insert an engraving. It is eleven inchesin diameter. The hoop is overlaid with mother-of-pearl, tortoise-shell, and white bone, or ivory, both without and within; and hasten double circular plates of brass attached to it; each two pairshaving a wire passing through their centres. The tdr is held bythe left or right hand, and beaten with the fingers of that hand,and by the other hand. The fingers of the hand which holds theinstrument, striking only near the hoop, produce higher soundsthan the other hand, which strikes in the centre.—A tambourineof a larger and more simple kind than that here described, with- MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS. J35 out the metal plates, is often used by the lower orders.—Thef. I AND 2. EARTHEN MOUTII-riECE OF THE LATTER. Tlie Zummarah is 14 inches lony;; the Arghool, 3 feet 2j inches 3 AND 4. ARGHOOL. other instrument alluded to in the commencement of this para- 336 THE MODERN EGYPTIANS. graph is a kind of drum, called darabukkeh. The best kind ismade of wood, covered with mother-of-pearl and tortoise-shell, of this description is here represented with the tar. It isfifteen inches in length ; covered with a piece of fishes skin atthe larger extremity, and open at the smaller. It is placed underthe left arm ; generally suspended by a string that passes over theleft shoulder; and is beaten with both hands. Like the tdr, ityields different sounds when beaten near the edge and in themiddle. A more common kind of darabukkeh is made of earth,and differs a little in form from that just described. An engravingof it is here given. The boatmen of the Nile very often use an earthen darabukkeh ;but of a larger size than that used in h
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