Ni-Vanuatu Musical Instruments




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Vertical Slit Drum Traditional music in Vanuatu was limited to the human voice with rhythmic accompaniment from slit drums. The remarkable, large, vertical slit gongs which symbolize Vanuatu, and are to be seen in ethnological institutions around the world, were used only for communication.
The image shows 3 wooden slit drums from Vanuatu, Bernice P. Bishop Museum.



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