Dingwinti

Dingwinti [Kikongo: kwinta, to roar like a leopard], *friction drum of the Bwende and Sundi of the Lower Congo, with nailed membrane and friction stick, strap, or cord. Said to sound like the roar of a leopard, it was formerly used only for ritual purposes but nowadays serves increasingly for secular ones; 40-100 cm. (16-40 in.) long. Also called: kingulungulu, kinkwinta, mwan'angulu, ngulu (185). Söderberg, Bertil. Les Instruments de musique du Bas-Congo et dans les régions avoisinantes…