Amagala

Amagala *percussion sticks of Amba and Madi, Uganda. In Amba they consist of 7 or more pieces of wood 70–140 cm. (28–56 in.) long. The sticks are used at circumcision rites, when an initiate holds one stick under the arm and beats it with a drumstick, and are kept for only a short time after the ceremony (195). Wachsmann, K. P. (chapter on musical instruments), in Trowell, M., and Wachsmann, K. P.: Tribal Crafts of Uganda. London, 1953.