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Ugubos

Scope note

Large unbraced musical bows of the Zulu of southern Africa with a gourd resonator attached near the lower end, and a single undivided string of twisted cow-tail hair, which the player strikes with a piece of thatching grass.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300042273

Broader Terms used

musical bows

Equivalent Terms used

ugubo

Created

13yrs ago

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