Url
	https://omeka-s.grinnell.edu/s/MusicalInstruments/item/2683
Resource class
	wmi:MusicalInstrument
Title
	magagada
Subject
	112.13
Contributor
	Toby Austin, Roger Vetter
Type
	Shona
Format
	1.2–1. 5 in. average diameter (shells)
6 in. average length (each stack of 5 shells)
4 in. average width (3 stacks of shells)
Identifier
	6093
Source
	East Africa
Language
	EN
Coverage
	Zimbabwe
Alternative Title
	magahvu
	mirara
Medium
	shell - fruit
	seeds
	wood
	cord - plant fiber
Requires
	1
Is Part Of
	Grinnell College Music Instrument Collection
Spatial Coverage
	Africa
Provenance
	Vetter collection
Basic form of sonorous object/s for idiophone
	hollow spheroid vessel - closed
Sound objects per instrument for idiophone
	multiple sounded collectively
Resonator design for idiophone
	sonorous object itself is a general resonating space
Number of players for idiophone
	one
Sounding principle for idiophone
	striking - indirect
Sound exciting agent for idiophone
	beater/s - pellet/s, seed/s, bead/s inside closed vessel/s
Energy input motion by performer for idiophone
	stomping - leg
Pitch of sound produced for idiophones
	indefinite pitch
Sound modification for idiophones
	none
Category of Instrument
	idiophone

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