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tozacatl

The tozacatl was an indigenous pre-Columbian Mesoamerican musical instrument, a type of "sounding cane". An 1884 work described the instrument as "a long cane, bent round like an Alpine horn."

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The tozacatl was an indigenous pre-Columbian Mesoamerican musical instrument, a type of "sounding cane". An 1884 work described the instrument as "a long cane, bent round like an Alpine horn."

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wikidata · Q7830966 · wikipedia · Tozacatl

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  1. 01Origins and development
  2. 02Archives and collections
  3. 03Notes, references and evidence

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