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Musical bow

The musical bow (bowstring or string bow, a subset of bar zithers) is a string instrument used by a number of African peoples as well as Indigenous peoples of the Americas. It consists of a flexible, usually wooden, stick 1.5 to 10 feet (0.5 to 3 m) long, and strung end to end with a taut cord, usually metal. It can be played with the hands or a wooden…

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Musical bow

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Edges110
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Avg. degree1.98
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related to External links · 17
Musical bow → Appalachian, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Collection, Cradleboard Teaching ProjectBritish Library, Curacao International Song Festival, CuraçaoIsocco Performance, David Rycroft South Africa, Guitar, History, Issoco, Library, Making Music, Mouthbow, Musical, Umakhweyana, Weapon, Zulu
related to history · 14
Musical bow → Curt Sachs, France, Greek, He, Henri Breuil, His, One, Paleolithic, Sachs, Sumerian, The, There, Trois Frères, Whether
related to In other places · 10
Musical bow → AD, Brazilian, Cambodia, Cambodian, Has, Hornbostel-Sachs, Kse, Musical, The, Under Hornbostel-Sachs
related to Other names · 5
Musical bow → Akele, Kung, Musical, Sotho, South Africa
related to In Africa · 4
Musical bow → See, The, Uhadi, Umuduri Due

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bow harpsinstance ofadding strings added new notes for instrument families0.80text
harpsinstance ofadding strings added new notes for instrument families0.80text
and lyresinstance ofadding strings added new notes for instrument families0.80text
Musical bowrelated to External linksHistory0.60section
Musical bowrelated to External linksAppalachian0.60section
Musical bowrelated to External linksMouthbow0.60section
Musical bowrelated to External linksMaking Music0.60section
Musical bowrelated to External linksWeapon0.60section
Musical bowrelated to External linksBuffy Sainte-Marie0.60section
Musical bowrelated to External linksCradleboard Teaching ProjectBritish Library0.60section
Musical bowrelated to External linksDavid Rycroft South Africa0.60section
Musical bowrelated to External linksCollection0.60section

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