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Amadindas

Scope note

Xylophones of the Ganda of Uganda, consisting of twelve wood slabs placed across two banana trunks and separated by tall thin sticks driven into the stems; they are played by three players.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300041987

Broader Terms used

log xylophones

Term used for

madindas

Equivalent Terms used

amadinda

Created

12yrs ago

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