Tamboutsa (tambourine)
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Tamboutsa (tambourine)
TAMBOUTSA;
Alekos Iakovidis
455 cm x 455 cm x 76 cm (Diameter: 444-455 mm, wall height: 75-76 mm, wall thickness: 5-6 mm.)
A sieve also used as a musical instrument, 455 mm in diameter. It has a skin membrane fixed around its perimeter with a wooden nailed hoop, probably also using glue. The front side is decorated with painted geometric patterns, designs of snakes and an anthropomorphic design of the sun in the centre. It is obvious that interventions and additions have been made to the original design.