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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 ( tradi- tionally ...
... 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 ( tradi- tionally ...
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... Slit - drums . Slit - drums occur in the Western " Bend " and Congo Basin . They may be cylindrical , boat- , wedge- , or crescent - shaped , and zoomorphic with dorsal slit . Pos- sibly related to the drummed tube zither , a cylindrical ...
... Slit - drums . Slit - drums occur in the Western " Bend " and Congo Basin . They may be cylindrical , boat- , wedge- , or crescent - shaped , and zoomorphic with dorsal slit . Pos- sibly related to the drummed tube zither , a cylindrical ...
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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 well- known 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 well- known teponaztli is the form of its slits , cut to form an H with ...
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