Thanks for this! I too came across it earlier. Unfortunately I can't seem to find "lacerda ocelata" online.
Wikipedia describes the common gliding lizzard thus http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Gliding_Lizard Is it the one? FN FN +91-832-2409490 or +91-9822122436 (after 2pm) #784 Nr Lourdes Convent, Saligao 403511 Goa India http://fn.goa-india.org http://goa1556.goa-india.org On 21 July 2011 10:25, MD <[email protected]> wrote: > Ghar or Sap: (Gliding, flying lizard -lacerda ocelata) > The gumott is an earthen-ware pot-like vessel made by Goan potters with > openings on the two opposite sides, one large and the other small in > diameter, with the middle portion much bulging outwards. On the larger > opening with the edge conveniently moulded for the fitting, a wet skin of a > lizard (lacerda ocelata), known in Konkani as sap or ghar, is fully > stretched to cover the whole surface of the opening. When accompanying a > song or dance the gumott is usually placed on the left thigh, while the > player sits comfortably on a chair. The gumott is essential for a mando > performance.
