A slit drum or slit gong is a hollow percussion instrument. In spite of its often being called a drum, it is not a true drum because it lacks a drumhead. Description · List of slit drums · African · Gallery

Among the Aztecs (as the teponaztli) and earlier Mesoamerican peoples, the slit drum was hollowed through an H-shaped slit, the two tongues of which produced ...

The slit drum is an idiophone drum, made from a hollowed piece of wood in which a narrow groove serves as a sound opening.

These drums are hand carved from solid logs of paduc wood in Eastern Nigeria. By leaving one wall of the log a little thicker when carving, they create two ...

In Vanuatu, a slit drum is a musical instrument that is traditionally played by men of high rank. Slit drums from the Bernice P. Bishop Museum.

This particular example of a slit drum originated in Bali. However, slit drums are also played in many other places, including other Pacific islands. South-east ...

14 окт. 2021 г. · There is a smaller cylindrical slit drum found in the lower Congo, characterised by its small size and by the anthropomorphic decoration that ...

The earliest ancestors of the Tongue Drum were probably slit drums made from bamboo, wood or hollowed-out tree trunks. These instruments were commonly used in ...

The slit drum is an instrument originating from Africa that is made from a hollow piece of wood or carved from bamboo.

20 нояб. 2024 г. · They are used in various cultures around the world, including Africa, Asia, and the Pacific Islands. The sound of a slit drum is produced by ...