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Slit drums from different cultures
Two Aztec slit drums, called teponaztli. The characteristic "H" slits can be seen on the top of the drum in the foreground.
An example of a slit drum from the Philippines known as a kagul by the Maguindanaon people
Wooden slit drums from Vanuatu, Bernice P. Bishop Museum
Ekwe drum of the Igbo people.

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