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Tag: Idiophone instrument stubs

  • Lummi stick

    Lummi sticks, named after the Lummi Native American peoples, are hardwood cylindrical sticks, usually roughly 7 inches long and 0.75 inches in diameter, used as percussive musical instruments. They are generally struck against one another, and used frequently in musical education to teach rhythm.

    Another variety, called simply a rhythm stick, is 12 inches long and painted blue. These are generally either cylindrical or fluted, and come in sets containing an equal number of both.

    The sticks are used in elementary school education in the US and Canada.

  • Clapper stick

    A clapper stick (also clap-stick or split stick rattle) is a traditional idiophone common among the indigenous peoples of California. It is traditionally constructed by cutting the branch of an elderberry tree, hollowing it out, and partially splitting the branch in two. It is used to keep time and accompany singers and dancers. Many are now made of bamboo, which do not require hollowing.

    Central Sierra Miwok: țakáț’a

    Chukchansi: tá-wit

    Chumash: wansak

    Hupa: kinah¬dun-ts’e:y’

    Maidu: pak’papa

    Mutsun: sallik

    Northern Paiute: hau tsavaiya

    Northern Pomo: hay bit’abit’aka

    Plains Miwok: taka’tta

    Serrano: pă-how-it

    Tongva: araawkewe

    Tubatulabal: ka*ba.ba.ynis’t

    Western Mono: anawataki’inu

    Wintu: lasasus

    Yuki: al-lah-chi’-mah