Images from The Beede Gallery Portrait view of Bedhug (drum) from Javanese Gamelan NMM 9882. Bedhug (drum) from a gamelan by Ud Soepoyo, Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia, 1999. Teak with crowned nagas, a royal symbol, gilded with gold leaf. Water buffalo skin. Commissioned by Margaret Ann and Hubert H. Everist, Sioux City, Iowa, 1999. The Museum's Javanese gamelan is the largest and most complete set in the Western hemisphere, with both pelog and slendro tunings. It was a hot day on July 15, 2000, when Tri Sutrisno and other volunteers unpacked the most complete Javanese gamelan outside of Java, 83 instruments carved from teak and gilded with gold leaf by Ud Soepoyo, Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia, commissioned with funds given by Mr. & Mrs. Hubert H. Everist, Sioux City, Iowa, 1999.   Click arrow to continue Beede Gallery Tour Go to Beede Gallery Tour Index Go to Virtual Tour Index A color postcard of this drum is available from the gift shop National Music Museum The University of South Dakota 414 East Clark Street Vermillion, SD   57069 ©National Music Museum, 2001-2004 Most recent update:   November 30, 2004 You are the 2,595th visitor to this page since February 6, 2001. College of Fine Arts The University of South Dakota Return to Top of Page