Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Objects Facet
3. Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name)
4. Sound Devices (hierarchy name)
5. sound devices (equipment)
6. [sound devices by acoustical characteristics]
7. membranophones
8. drums (membranophones)
9. struck drums
10. barrel drums

Anotations

Scope note:

Classical drums of southern India, of elongated barrel shape with two heads of different diameters, fastened to hoops and laced to the body. The heads are tuned by tension wedges and the application of paste to the membranes, the larger, left head being tuned an octave below the right.