Idakka
Dublin Core
Title
Idakka
Subject
Percussion
Itaykka
Edaykka
Drum
Sound
Instrument
Music
Beat
Melody
Impact
Description
Idakka is one of the instruments used in Kathakali. Idakka is a small and high pitched drum with definite pitch. The idakka is viewed as one of the most challenging instruments to play. It is usually played by young men and women. It is also one of the four instruments played in the Kerala temple orchestra.
Creator
Kuttikunju Thankachi
Contributor
Lord Shiva
Rights
To be slung over the left shoulder, To have the right side of the instrument is gently beaten with a thin curve-ended stick, To have pitch bent by squeezing the lacing in the middle
Relation
Damaru, Pandi Melam, Panchari melam, Thayambaka, Panchavadyam, Tripunithura Krishnadas
Format
Shape: Hourglass
Accessories: red and gold shoulder strap, colourful dyed woollen pompoms
Special notes: Diameter of the drum heads can be larger than the diameter of the body
Accessories: red and gold shoulder strap, colourful dyed woollen pompoms
Special notes: Diameter of the drum heads can be larger than the diameter of the body
Type
Physical Object
Identifier
idakka
Coverage
Date Created
4th Century CE
Date Valid
4th Century CE to Present
Kathakali Item Type Metadata
Malayalam Characterization
എടക്ക
English Translation
Drum
Place of Creation
Thrissur
Material
Jackwood
Skins of Calf Hide
Nylon Strings
Cotton Fibres
Synthetic Fibres
Steel
Wood
Collection
Citation
Kuttikunju Thankachi, “Idakka ,” CCCH9051 Group 34, accessed April 26, 2024, https://learning.hku.hk/ccch9051/group-34/items/show/39.
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