Pim-pim

Pim-pim wooden kettledrum of the Mataco and Toba Indians of the S. American Chaco, made of a mortar with goatskin head, lapped with cord. It is partly filled with water when played (105). Izikowitz, Karl Gustav. Musical and Other Sound Instruments of the South American Indians. Gothenborg, 1935.

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