Mzungu

Mzungu pl. mizungu, *stamping tube of the Wapare of Usambara, Tanganyika, made of bamboo, with one open end. The other is closed by a node pierced to admit a wooden cylinder, said to act as resonator. The main tube is 1.30–2 m. (52 in.-6 1/2 ft.) long, the cylinder ca. 60 cm. (2 ft.) long, 5 cm. (2 in.) in diam. These are held in pairs by dancers, one in each hand, and stamped on the ground with full force (111, 130). Sort by:DefaultAuthorTitleDateAscendingDescending Karasek, A. “Beiträge zur…