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Ground bows

Scope note

Single-string musical bows consisting of a flexible stick stuck in the ground with a string stretching from its free end to a soundboard of bark, leaf, or similar material secured above a small pit in the ground which acts as a resonator. NGDMI

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300042072

Broader Terms used

musical bows

Equivalent Terms used

ground bow

Created

13yrs ago

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