Zin-li

Zin-li *percussion pot of the Fan of Dahomey, and of Dahomey Negroes in Brazil and Cuba. A clay pot is struck with a flat, spoon-shaped beater formed to fit the open mouth. It is used in funeral ceremonies. Cf. canarí, idudu egu, zeli (152). Ortiz, Fernando. Los Instrumentos de la música afrocubana. Havana, 1952–55.