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saitu

Saitu (pinyin: Sāi tǔ) is a musical instrument unique to the Jino people. It is made by hollowing out a piece of red hair tree log, and it is cylindrical. Specifications vary. Both ends of the drum frame are covered with untreated hairy yellow cowhide, the diameter of the drum surface is 40 cm to 80 cm, the height of the drum frame is 70 cm to 120 cm, and the thickness of the drum wall is 3 cm to 5 cm. Twelve or sixteen square wooden sticks hold the drumhead around its edges. The wooden stick is 30 cm long, thick at the top and thin at the bottom, and the thickest part is 4 cm square.

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  • Pinyin:Sāi tǔ
  • nationality:Jino
  • category:percussion
history
There is a legend among the Jinuo people: in ancient times, the world was chaotic and vast.
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Before the 1960s, the Jino people were still in the patrilineal clan rural commune stage at the end of the primitive commune society.
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The Jino people have stricter customs in making stuffed spit. It is necessary to enter the mountain to select materials first. Those with broken tree tips and branches cannot be selected. After the trees are selected, they will be cut down on an auspicious day.
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The current plug is made by hollowing out a piece of red hair tree log, and it is cylindrical. Specifications vary.
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