The New Encyclopædia Britannica in 30 Volumes: Macropædia : Knowledge in Depth. - 19 Bd, Volumes 1-19Encyclopædia Britannica, 1974 |
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... Slit - drums . The slit - drum is an instrument made by hollowing a log or wood block through a slit . Those of east Asia and Indonesia are of great antiquity and of a high degree of development . The Chinese mu yü ( traditionally fish ...
... Slit - drums . The slit - drum is an instrument made by hollowing a log or wood block through a slit . Those of east Asia and Indonesia are of great antiquity and of a high degree of development . The Chinese mu yü ( traditionally fish ...
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... Slit - drums . Slit - drums occur in the Western " Bend ” its earliest form , that of a U , is seen in Sumer in the and Congo Basin . They may be cylindrical , boat- , wedge- , mid - 3rd millennium BC , and a little later , about or ...
... Slit - drums . Slit - drums occur in the Western " Bend ” its earliest form , that of a U , is seen in Sumer in the and Congo Basin . They may be cylindrical , boat- , wedge- , mid - 3rd millennium BC , and a little later , about or ...
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... Slit - drums have been played in Central and South America since pre - Columbian times , but their occurrence in South America is now rare . Characteristic of the wellknown teponaztli is the form of its slits , cut to form an H with ...
... Slit - drums have been played in Central and South America since pre - Columbian times , but their occurrence in South America is now rare . Characteristic of the wellknown teponaztli is the form of its slits , cut to form an H with ...
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