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Chordophone
-Two stringed boat lute

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A chordophone is a musical instrument that makes sound by way of a vibrating string or strings stretched between two points. It is one of the four main divisions of instruments in the original Hornbostel-Sachs scheme of musical instrument classification.

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Any of a class of musical instruments in which a stretched, vibrating string produces the initial sound. The five basic types are bows, harps, lutes, lyres, and zithers. The name chordophone replaces the term stringed instrument when a precise, acoustically based designation is required.

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The body, carved with geometric patterns, the glued on frets and the strap

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The body, carved with geometric patterns, the glued on frets and the strap

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The tail with the two (originally three) pieces of carabao skin

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The tail with the two (originally three) pieces of carabao skin

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Two stringed lute made of wood, one string for the melody, one for the drone. Eight frets are glued on the neck of the lute. The body of the instrument is carved with geometric patterns. The neck and the head are adorned with horse hair; the tail has two (originally three) pieces of carabao skin; the strap is adorned with bead work.

Dimensions: length: 98 cm., width: 8,5 cm., height: 5,5 cm.

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Ethnic group: Bagobo
Location: SE Mindanao

Similar instruments are played by:
- B'laan, SE Mindanao;, kudlung
- Manobo, Mindanao, kudlung
- Mansaka, SE Mindanao; kudlung
- T'boli, SE Mindanao;hegelung
- Maranao, West Central Mindanao (muslim south), kudlung

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The first ethnic group in Mindanao were the "Bagobos" who were encountered by the Spaniards at the end of the nineteenth century. The name of the ethnic group came from the words "bago" which means "new" and "obo" which means "growth" or "grow".

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Mindanao is the island where the musical instrument "Kudlong" was originated. It is the second largest island of the Philippines which is located at the southern end of the archipelago.

The Mindanao culture mostly consists of Muslims or Moro people and is also composed of different ethnic groups such as the Maranaos, Tausugs, Banguinguis and indigenous tribes known as Lumad.

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Boats and boating--Equipment and supplies