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Puita

Puita 1. *friction drum of the Bambala and Bahuangana of the Congo, with cylindrical body, laced membrane, and friction stick of palm rib. Ca. 50 cm. (20 in.) long; 2. syn. of cuíca (16). Balfour, Henry. “The Friction Drum,” in Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, Vol. 37. London, 1907.

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