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Slit GongArticlesDisplaying Results 1 - 4 for slit gongThe Many Forms Of The Slit Drum ... in the ancient cultures of Africa, Asia and the Americas. It has a number of different names, including the log drum, the slit gong and the wood block, but all of the terms refer to essentially the same instrument.
A slit drum is a ... Read IKEJI FESTIVAL ... artists who try to conjure fearful images to create an aura of magic around them. The musical instruments that are used to accompany the masquerades are wooden slit gongs (ekwe) of various sizes, metal gongs (ogene), bells of all sorts, ... Read  What Other Secrets Remain Hidden in the Tropical Island Jewel, Vanuatu? ... the museums of Europe and America. Only one similar piece has been found in a museum in Britain.
A towering four or five headed slit wooden gong from Ambrym, is one of the largest free standing musical instruments in the world. They are ... Read Head on Collision Between Two Cultures When Rare Secret Art Was Released Recently ... up to the gong he began a steady methodical beat, on the lip of the wooden gong's face. The carved face stylized to represent an ancestor. The long slit up the front of the drum giving the ancestor a voice once more.Four dancers came next, ... Read Searches related to: slit gong
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