Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1988 - Natural history |
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... string . The thumb and forefinger of the left hand control the string , the forefinger being moved rapidly to and fro against the string as the latter is tapped higher up by the grass stick ( beating stick , or Ncinga ) . The beating ...
... string . The thumb and forefinger of the left hand control the string , the forefinger being moved rapidly to and fro against the string as the latter is tapped higher up by the grass stick ( beating stick , or Ncinga ) . The beating ...
Page 833
... string , which is beaten and resounds in the calabash with a sound like gubu gubu , D X Xes ( Kirby ) . String is of horsehair , X. 2. also calabash for drinking beer , Mp . 3. calabash for salt , Bh . 4. drum ( i.e. European drum , as ...
... string , which is beaten and resounds in the calabash with a sound like gubu gubu , D X Xes ( Kirby ) . String is of horsehair , X. 2. also calabash for drinking beer , Mp . 3. calabash for salt , Bh . 4. drum ( i.e. European drum , as ...
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... string of sinew , tail hair or copper wire bound round it at each end . The stave is held in the mouth for resonance , and the string is plucked with a finger , or according to Kirby with a thin horn plectrum . Xhosa said it was played ...
... string of sinew , tail hair or copper wire bound round it at each end . The stave is held in the mouth for resonance , and the string is plucked with a finger , or according to Kirby with a thin horn plectrum . Xhosa said it was played ...
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