Huiringua
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The huiringua, kuiringua, kiringua, quiringua, cuiringua is a percussion instrument
of the group of slit drum
s. It consists of a hollow log with closed ends with a slit along the instrument.
The shell becomes the resonating chamber for the sound vibrations created when the slit is struck with a pair of wood mallets.
Percussion instrument
A percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration...
of the group of slit drum
Slit drum
A slit drum is a hollow percussion instrument, usually a log drum of bamboo or wood, that is made with one or more slits in it. Most slit drums have three slits, cut into the shape of an "H". If, as is usual, the resultant tongues are different lengths or thicknesses, the drum will produce two...
s. It consists of a hollow log with closed ends with a slit along the instrument.
The shell becomes the resonating chamber for the sound vibrations created when the slit is struck with a pair of wood mallets.