Mann

This is an example of the amalgamation of two crafts - a terracotta pot with a piece of leather on its mouth. It is still a very popular form of percussion in Kachchhi folk music in the Banni region. The musician would select the desired pot from the potter and take it to a leather artisan for the leather piece, which has to be very thin and preferably of a young goat. He would sit with the artisan, adjust and tune it and then tie the leather piece accordingly. It produces a distinct echoed sound and has to be wetted from time to time.