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311.21Musical bow cum stick   Link to MIMO collections

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  • One or more strings are stretched between fixed points. The instrument consists of a string bearer, or of a string bearer with a resonator which is not integral and can be detached without destroying the sound-producing apparatus. The string bearer is a stick with one flexible, curved end. India. NB: stick zithers with both ends flexible and curved, like the Basuto bow, are counted as musical bows. (en)

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http://www.mimo-db.eu/HornbostelAndSachs/161

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