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Sesandos

Scope note

Zitherlike chordophones of Timor, the strings of which are either of copper, strung in pairs around the tubular bamboo or wood string bearer, or cut out and raised from the string bearer itself. The tube is surrounded by a palm leaf resonator. For similar chordophones from Madagascar, use "valihas."

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000224283

Equivalent Terms used

sesando

Created

13yrs ago

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