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Slit drums

Scope note

Percussion idiophones made by cutting, burning, or gouging a slit in the wall of a hollowed-out piece of wood, used for musical or signaling purposes.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300041961

Broader Terms used

percussion tubes

Narrower Terms used

woodblocks
muyu
mokugyo

Equivalent Terms used

slit drum

Created

13yrs ago

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