ground bows

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Scope note
Single-string musical bows consisting of a flexible stick stuck in the ground with a string stretching from its free end to a soundboard of bark, leaf, or similar material secured above a small pit in the ground which acts as a resonator.
ground bows
Accepted term: 03-Feb-2025