History of Music - Early Instruments
The Log or Slit drum as it is also called is among the oldest wooden percussion instruments, with origins dating back thousands of years. They were often carved from a single piece of hollowed-out tree trunks with a slit to produce resonant tones. They originating independently across Africa, Southeast Asia, Oceania, and the Americas, they were traditionally used for long-distance communication ("talking drums"), ritual ceremonies, and musical accompaniment.
The musical mouth bow is likely humanity’s earliest stringed instrument. They 0riginated from hunting bows over 10,000 years ago and perhaps even dating back 100,000 years with archery technology. It works by placing one end of a strung stick in the mouth, which acts as a resonator to amplify and alter the sound of the vibrating string. They werre and are still used in African and Indigenous cultures worldwide. To produce music, players touch, strike, or pluck the string. The mouth opening works like a resonating chamber, similar to a Jew’s harp, allowing the player to produce different melodies by changing the mouth's shape.
Below is a picture of the Musical Mouth Bow I was referencing:
