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Furuco

Furuco *friction drum of Venezuela, made of a barrel over which a piece of leather is stretched. The leather is perforated in the center to admit the friction stick, which is pulled up and down (16). Balfour, Henry. “The Friction Drum,” in Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, Vol. 37. London, 1907.

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