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Slit Drum (Vanuatu)
In Vanuatu, a slit drum is a musical instrument that is traditionally played by men of high rank.Tamtam (slit drum) Retrieved November 2013 In most islands of Vanuatu, the drum has little to no decoration, and is played horizontally on the ground.See p.77-78 of François & Stern (2013). On the island of though, such drums stand vertically on the ground; they are decorated with one or several faces with disk eyes, representing ancestral figures; such a figure is called ''atingting kon''. The distinctive shape of these Ambrym drums has made them iconic of Vanuatu as a whole; they a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wooden Slit Drums From Vanuatu%2C Bernice P
Wood is a porous and fibrous structural tissue found in the stems and roots of trees and other woody plants. It is an organic materiala natural composite of cellulose fibers that are strong in tension and embedded in a matrix of lignin that resists compression. Wood is sometimes defined as only the secondary xylem in the stems of trees, or it is defined more broadly to include the same type of tissue elsewhere such as in the roots of trees or shrubs. In a living tree it performs a support function, enabling woody plants to grow large or to stand up by themselves. It also conveys water and nutrients between the leaves, other growing tissues, and the roots. Wood may also refer to other plant materials with comparable properties, and to material engineered from wood, or woodchips or fiber. Wood has been used for thousands of years for fuel, as a construction material, for making tools and weapons, furniture and paper. More recently it emerged as a feedstock for the production ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
