price: $30.03 Last updated: 09/01/2016
- Ghungharu made of padded cushion, 60 bells
- Size: Length 19 inches
- Perform classical Indian dance
- Handmade by metal craftsmen from Patiala in Punjab in North India
- Ancient musical instrument
Product Description
Ghungharus are globular bells each about 2 cm in diameter.
Dancers string them on ropes or sew them onto cloth or leather strips
and wear them around ankles. Larger ghungroos may be strung on a circle
of wire and shaken as accompaniment to a song. They are often fixed to
other instruments to add to the sound. The bells are decorative in
themselves and the cords strung are often bright and finished with
tassels.There are two common forms of the ghungharu. The traditional
form is merely a number of bells woven together on a string. However
today it is common to find them stitched to a padded cushion. This may
then be strapped to the feet of a dancer. Both forms are shown in the
accompanying illustration.