<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"><dc:title xml:lang="en">water drums</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31464639</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 21:05:04</dcterms:created><dcterms:isPartOf xsi:type="dcterms:URI">http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en</dcterms:isPartOf><dcterms:isPartOf xml:lang="en">Tesaurus d&apos;Art i Arquitectura</dcterms:isPartOf><dc:format>text/html</dc:format> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">drums, water</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">gourds, water</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">water drum</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">water gourds</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">water-drums</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">water-gourds</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Percussion instruments known primarily in Africa and New Guinea which employ water as a resonator. The African instruments consist of a half-gourd floating upside down on water within a larger vessel; the floating gourd is struck by spoons, sticks, or the hands. The New Guinea instruments have an hourglass-shaped hollow body open at both ends, sounded by being stamped against the surface of water. ]]></dc:description></metadata>