0 0 7 春 ▁ ▁( T ok yo ▁Broadcast ing ▁System ) ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 7 2 ▁birth s ▁Category : Cont est ants ▁on ▁Japanese ▁game ▁shows ▁Category : F ish ers ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : S as u ke ▁( TV ▁series ) ▁contest ants <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁ur umi ▁( ; ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁ur ume e ) ▁is ▁a ▁double - head ed ▁hour glass - sh aped ▁drum ▁from ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁T amil ▁N adu , ▁South ▁India . ▁Two ▁skin ▁heads ▁are ▁attached ▁to ▁a ▁single ▁h ollow , ▁often ▁intr ic ately ▁car ved ▁wooden ▁shell . ▁The ▁preferred ▁wood ▁is ▁jack wood , ▁although ▁other ▁woods ▁like ▁rose wood ▁may ▁be ▁used . ▁Both ▁left ▁and ▁right ▁heads ▁are ▁usually ▁made ▁from ▁cow ▁hide ▁that ▁is ▁stretch ed ▁around ▁a ▁thin ▁metal ▁ring ▁( s ometimes ▁l izard ▁skin ▁is ▁used ▁for ▁the ▁right ▁head ). ▁The ▁outer ▁circum ference ▁of ▁each ▁head ▁is ▁per for ated ▁with ▁approximately ▁seven ▁to ▁eight ▁holes . ▁The ▁two ▁heads ▁are ▁held ▁in ▁t ension ▁by ▁a ▁continuous ▁ro pe ▁that ▁is ▁w oven ▁around ▁the ▁drum ▁in ▁a ▁V - shape ▁pattern . ▁Add itional ▁small ▁co ils ▁of ▁string ▁or ▁metal ▁are ▁tied ▁around ▁each ▁pair ▁of ▁ro pes ▁near ▁the ▁left ▁head . ▁These ▁co ils ▁can ▁be ▁slide ▁hor izont ally ▁along ▁the ▁length ▁of ▁the ▁drum , ▁increasing ▁or ▁decre asing ▁the ▁t ension ▁between ▁the