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| Instrument Title | Atari-Gane |
| Instrument ID | 27 |
| Variant Instrument Name | Kane |
| Country/area | Japan
East Asia
Asia
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| Hornbostel-Sachs class | 111.241.1 |
| Keyword | Matsuri-Bayashi; Kabuki; Geza; Kuromisu; Folk Music; Gong |
| Related instruments | 99 |
| Description | A small brass gong with turned rim, held suspended in one hand by an orange cord (red tassels) and beaten with an antler mallet. The surface is flat without a boss.
The gong is used in folk music, festival Matsuri-Bayashi, Kabuki Geza (offstage music), and Kuromisu.
Atari-Gane mallet: ID #99: A wooden stick with an antler mallet head. The stick is made of a dark wood that curves and tapers where the wood pierces through the antler head. One mallet is used to play the Atari-Gane, a small brass gong with a tuned rim. The gong is suspended in one hand by a cord, and the inside rim of the gong is struck by the mallet.
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| Dimensions | Diameter: 15 cm.
Depth: 3.4 cm
Mallet: Length: 29cm
Width of wooden handle at widest point: 1cm
Width of wooden handle at its slimmest point: 4mm
Width of antler head: 2.2cm
Depth of antler head: 1.4cm |
| Accessories | Stick mallet with antler beater; white & orange cloth cover (#99) |
| Condition | Good |
| Digital Collection | Ethnomusicology Musical Instrument Archive |
| Image No. | xai_027a.jpg; xai_099b.jpg |
| Contact Info | For further information contact: Archivist, University of Washington Ethnomusicology Division, School of Music Box 353450, Seattle, WA 98195; (206) 543-0974 |
| Copyright | This Musical Instrument database is intended for educational and instructional use; if you cite or download images or text, please acknowledge the University of Washington Ethnomusicology Archives. |
| Repository | University of Washington Ethnomusicology Archives |
| Type | Image |
| Digital reproduction field | Photographed with digital camera (JPG image); processed
using Photoshop (resized to 550 pixels, quality level 5,
label added) |
