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Lengwane

Lengwane *notched flute of the Bakgatla and Pedi of S. Africa, made of a leg bone of goat or sheep, the lower end being stopped. Often ornamented with bands of leather or gut. A boy's instr. played with a vibrato achieved by the throat muscles (116). Kirby, Percival R. The Musical Instruments of the Native Races of South Africa. London, 1934.

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