Fine-art Vietnam traditional-style bronze casting drum (Code: 01a)
Legend and history of Vietnam traditional bronze drum
The traditional drum is a reflection of the special cultural characteristics of the ancient Vietnam people. The first drum was invented more than three thousands years ago in northern Vietnam by the Lac Viet, the remote ancestors of the Vietnamese people. It played a vital role in the ancient society and was present in most important activities of Lac Viet civilization. Made for religious ceremonies, rallying men for war, or for other secular roles. The drum was decorated with rich and well composed images of objects, humans and animals. These images provided a lively description of the ancient Vietnamese society and its people, their daily chores, spiritual life and ceremonial activities. In the ancient daily life, the drums had a meaning beyond their use as a musical instrument, also representing wealth, prestige, and power. It exhibit the advanced techniques and great skill in the lost-wax casting of large objects, which reached the level of artistic perfection. In the middle of the drum face is an image of the sun with radiating beams, and many concentric rings with various geometrical patterns, flocks of dear and aquatic birds, human figure, musical instruments, and activities such as pounding rice, drums beatings
Fine-art Vietnam tradional-style bronze casting drum used for collection, decoration, gift, or souvenir or on occasions.
Product description:
The product is skillfully made and is casted of purified bronze and by traditional and handicrafted methods.
Height: 8cm (3.14 inch), diameter: 12cm (4.72 inch), net weight: appr. 600gr (1.33 lbs). Colour: bronze with black shadow
Products packaging: we are very much concerned with the quality of products packaging and our clients stisfaction, so every and upmost care is taken before delivery of products.
Note: The color depth of the products images will be slightly vaviable due to the monitor’s resolutions and VGA display cards and so may have slight irregularities like tilde, curve etc., but in real product it will be good uniform shape.
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