Lag-na

A lag-na, or na, is an ancient Tibetan frame drum. The drumhead has a minimum diameter of about one metre. Like the dhyāngro (the principal drum of the jhakri shamans of Nepal), the lag-na has a carved, wooden handle. One plays the na by striking its drumhead with a heavy percussion mallet.

Lag-na
Rnga or Lag-Rnga
(exhibited at the MET)
Percussion instrument
Other namesNa
Classification Frame drum
Hornbostel–Sachs classification211.32
(Directly struck membranophone)
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