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Livikas

Scope note

Wood friction idiophones of New Ireland, consisting of a curved block with three (rarely four or five) crosscut slits. The flat upper surface is thus divided into tongues; the player rubs the surface with rosined hands to produce tones. NGDMI

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000205729

Broader Terms used

friction idiophones

Term used for

laukas
launuts
lounuats
nunuts

Equivalent Terms used

livika

Created

12yrs ago

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