The bubon ( uk, бубон) is a Ukrainian

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folk instrument, of the

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family. The bubon consists of a wooden ring with a diameter of up to which has a skin (often from a dog) tightened over one or sometimes both sides. Occasionally, and increasingly in more modern times (late 20th century) holes are made in the wooden sides into which metal (brass) rings are placed which rattle when the bubon is struck with the hand or a stick. The first mentions of the bubon date back to the 11th century. It was also a popular instrument among the

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Samples and Pictures of Ukrainian Instruments
*Humeniuk, A. ''Ukrainski narodni muzychni instrumenty'', Kyiv:

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, 1967 *Mizynec, V. ''Ukrainian Folk Instruments'', Melbourne: Bayda books, 1984 *Cherkaskyi, L. ''Ukrainski narodni muzychni instrumenty'', Tekhnika, Kyiv, Ukraine, 2003 - 262 pages. {{in lang, uk Ukrainian musical instruments Unpitched percussion instruments Hand drums Percussion instruments played with specialised beaters European percussion instruments

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