Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1976 - Natural history |
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... MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS 1. Musical bow Terms : igubu - ' A dried calabash , prepared for use as a musical instrument , connected by a bow to a single string , which is beaten and resounds in the calabash with a sound like gubu gubu ...
... MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS 1. Musical bow Terms : igubu - ' A dried calabash , prepared for use as a musical instrument , connected by a bow to a single string , which is beaten and resounds in the calabash with a sound like gubu gubu ...
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... MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS 1. Musical Bow Terms : Type 1 : ugubu - ' musical bow ' with single string fitted with calabash resonator attached to the stave near its lower end , the string is struck by a stalk of ' tambootie ' grass ( Doke ...
... MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS 1. Musical Bow Terms : Type 1 : ugubu - ' musical bow ' with single string fitted with calabash resonator attached to the stave near its lower end , the string is struck by a stalk of ' tambootie ' grass ( Doke ...
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... MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS MUSICAL BOWS Terms : ugubu - ' musical bow ' with single string fitted with calabash resonator attached to the stave near its lower end , the string ( of sinew , hair , or now brass wire ) is struck with a stalk of ...
... MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS MUSICAL BOWS Terms : ugubu - ' musical bow ' with single string fitted with calabash resonator attached to the stave near its lower end , the string ( of sinew , hair , or now brass wire ) is struck with a stalk of ...
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