Japanese Taiko, or drum, specifically from the tsuzumi category, which are notable for their hourglass shape. This example has heads on both sides of the body, as is typical of all Taiko; these heads are approximately 5.5 cm wider than the widest part of the drum body, although the body is not perfectly center. The heads are made from an unknown white material (most likely a parchment made from animal hide) which has been stretched over a wooden disk with a hole in the center for the body of the instrument; the face of each drum head have black painted details in the form of two black rings (one around the outside edge and the other around where the body of the drum meets the head) and three dots around each of the 6 holes made for the rope that holds the drum together to be strung; the wood on the underside of each head is painted gold. Light orange rope is strung through each of the 6 holes made around the edges of both heads and tied around itself in the center, holding the drum together and allowing it to be tuned by tightening or loosening the rope around the center. The body of the drum has been carved into an hourglass shape and hollowed out, it has been painted black with gold floral detailing.