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Hornbostel-Sachs (classification)

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211.321Single-skin frame drums with handle   Link to MIMO collections

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  • Drums in which the depth of the body does not exceed the radius of the membrane. A stick forming a handle is attached to the frame in line with its diameter. The single tightly stretched membrane is directly struck by the player, using the hands or intermediate devices such as sticks. Inuit. (en)

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  • 211.321

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http://www.mimo-db.eu/HornbostelAndSachs/119

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