Percussion instruments known primarily in Africa and New Guinea which employ water as a resonator. The African instruments consist of a half-gourd floating upside down on water within a larger vessel; the floating gourd is struck by spoons, sticks, or the hands. The New Guinea instruments have an hourglass-shaped hollow body open at both ends, sounded by being stamped against the surface of water.
AAT
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drums, water
gourds, water
water gourds
water-drums
water-gourds
12yrs ago
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