https://www.pitara.com/tags/ancient-instruments/Recent content in Ancient Instruments on Pitara Kids NetworkHugoen-usSat, 13 Jun 2026 21:46:31 +0530https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/features-for-kids/the-earth-drum/Thu, 28 Sep 2000 09:54:36 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/features-for-kids/the-earth-drum/<p>Imagine a pit covered with the skin of an ox. The hairy surface is on top and the hairy tail of the ox is still connected to the animal hide or skin. The cover is nailed to the ground at several places. And the ox tail becomes the drum stick. This is not a fantasy drum. It seems this was one of the earliest ways our ancestors in India made drums. It was called the bhoomi dundubhi or the earth drum.</p>