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Percussion beams

Scope note

Wooden beams placed on the ground and drummed upon with sticks, distributed in Africa, Asia, Oceania, and Brazil.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300041927

Term used for

beams, percussion

Equivalent Terms used

percussion beam

Created

13yrs ago

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