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Log xylophones

Scope note

Xylophones consisting of large wood keys or slabs resting across banana tree trunks, or a combination of straw bundles and banana tree trunks, found in many parts of sub-Saharan Africa. Commonly from two to six players interlock different melodic patterns on a single instrument. NGDMI

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300041985

Broader Terms used

xylophones

Narrower Terms used

kponimbos
entaalas
amadindas
akadindas

Equivalent Terms used

log xylophone

Created

13yrs ago

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