[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Architecture and art](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art) › [The Music and Musical Instruments of Southern India and the Deccan](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.day-1891) › c11.8 # The Music and Musical Instruments of Southern India and the Deccan c11.8 The Music and Musical Instruments of Southern India and the Deccan c11.8 - **Language:** English ### [c11.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.day-1891.c11.8) The materials of which musical instruments are made are for the most part those that are found readiest at hand in the country—bamboo, or some similar cane, and large gourds are much employed. These gourds are used for many purposes, and the best are trained in their growth to the shape for which they are required. - [Previous: c11.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.day-1891.c11.7) - [Next: c11.9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.day-1891.c11.9) - [Up: c11](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.day-1891.c11) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.day-1891.c11.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.day-1891.c11.8) · Pramāṇa