Lag-na
Rnga or Lag-Rnga (exhibited at the MET) | |
| Percussion instrument | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Na |
| Classification | Frame drum |
| Hornbostel–Sachs classification | 211.32 (Directly struck membranophone) |
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A lag-na, or na, is an ancient Tibetan frame drum. The drumhead has a minimum diameter of about one metre. Like the dhyāngro (the principal drum of the jhakri shamans of Nepal), the lag-na has a carved, wooden handle. One plays the na by striking its drumhead with a heavy percussion mallet.