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didgeridoo
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thumb|Didgeridoo and clapstick players performing at [[Nightcliff, Northern Territory]] thumb|240px|Sound of didgeridoo thumb|240px|A didgeribone, a sliding-type didgeridoo
The didgeridoo is an ancient wind instrument traditionally played by Indigenous Australians, typically made from a hollowed eucalyptus branch. It is culturally significant to Aboriginal Australian communities and has gained international recognition as a distinctive musical instrument known for its deep, resonant sound.
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- Didgeridoo
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- A, B and C: traditionally made didgeridoos.D and E: non-traditional didgeridoos
- Instrument.names
- Didjeridu, yiḏaki, mandapul, mako, and various other local names
- Instrument.classification
- Wind Aerophone
- Instrument.hornbostel_sachs
- 423.121.11
- Instrument.hornbostel_sachs_desc
- end-blown straight tubular natural trumpet without mouthpiece
- Instrument.range
- Written range: fundamental typically A2 to G3
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- History
- Etymology
- Other names
- Description and construction
- Traditional
- Modern
- Decoration
- Playing
- Physics and operation
- In popular culture
- Cultural significance
- Sex-based traditional prohibition debate
- Health benefits
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
thumb|Didgeridoo and clapstick players performing at [[Nightcliff, Northern Territory]] thumb|240px|Sound of didgeridoo thumb|240px|A didgeribone, a sliding-type didgeridoo
The didgeridoo (; also spelt didjeridu, among other variants) is a wind instrument, played with vibrating lips to produce a continuous drone while using a special breathing technique called circular breathing. The didgeridoo was developed by Aboriginal peoples of northern Australia at least 1,000 years ago, and is now in use around the world, though still most strongly associated with Indigenous Australian music. In the Yolŋu languages of the indigenous people of northeast Arnhem Land the name for the instrument is the yiḏaki, sometimes more recently also called mandapul. In the Bininj Kunwok language of West Arnhem Land it is known as mako (pronounced, and sometimes spelt, as mago).