Two-sided drum (davul)

Two-sided drum (davul)

Two-sided drum (davul) is a percussion instrument with two leather membranes on both sides of its cylindrical body. It is mentioned many times in Belarusian literature of the 12th–17th c.
The drum of Stary Olsa band is made by German master Stefan Pitchman, 2009.
 
A 12th c. piece of chess from Vaŭkavysk (Belarus) depicting a drummer
A woodprint fragment of Jan Karol Chodkiewicz’s Coat of Arms, Vilno, 1621
A tapestry fragment of the Radzivills’ Niasviž Manufactory, about 1752