Tarshā

Tarshā (Beng., Mar., Punj.), small kettledrum of N. India, made of clay, with a thin skin head, usually glued, rarely laced. In Bengal the body is painted red. Formerly a wartime instr., the tarshā is played with sticks. Cf. tamukku (132, 170). Sort by:DefaultAuthorTitleDateAscendingDescending Mahillon, Victor. Catalogue descriptif et analytique du Musée Instrumental du Conservatoire de Bruxelles. 1893–1922. Sachs, Curt. The History of Musical Instruments. New York, 1940.