The Music and Musical Instruments of Southern India and the Deccan c11.246

c11.246

The Budbúdika—shown on the right of the plate—is a small hand-drum from three to six inches in length, used by snake charmers, mendicants, &c. In shape it resembles an hour-glass, and in the centre a string is attached having a small ball of leather or cork at the end. When shaken in the hand the striker at the end of the string alternately touches each head.