Url
	https://omeka-s.grinnell.edu/s/MusicalInstruments/item/2100
Resource class
	wmi:MusicalInstrument
Title
	berimbau
Subject
	311.121.222
Contributor
	Roger Vetter
Type
	Afro-Brazilian
Format
	62.5 in. length of bow
25 in. circumference of larger calabash
19 in. circumference of smaller calabash
5 in. height of caxixi
15 in. length of beater

Identifier
	3543 
	3544
	382
Source
	South America
Language
	EN
Coverage
	Brazil
Alternative Title
	berimbau de barriga
	birimbau
	urucungu
	berimbau gunga
	berimbau médio
Medium
	wood
	string - wire
	shell - calabash
Requires
	1
Is Part Of
	Capoeira Ensemble from Brazil
	Grinnell College Music Instrument Collection
Spatial Coverage
	Americas
Provenance
	Grinnell College Music Department
String carrier design for chordophone
	zither - bow
Resonator design for chordophone
	non-integral, open vessel
String courses for chordophone
	single
Vibrational length for chordophone
	string carrier to sliding nut
String tension control for chordophone
	stretch and knot
Method of sounding for chordophone
	striking (direct)
Pitches per string course for chordophone
	multiple (by direct free stopping)
Category of Instrument
	chordophone

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