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The didgeridoo is a wind instrument most likely created ~1,000 years ago by the Aboriginal peoples of Australia. The sound is described as beatboxing on Sulfur hexafluoride.

Origin[]

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A didgeridoo sitting on a stand.

Early didgeridoos are extremely difficult to find the exact date of their origin. There are multiple rock paintings portraying didgeridoos being used.

Construction[]

Didgeridoos have an extremely simple body shape. There is only a single part to the didgeridoo.

The didgeridoo consists entirely of a long tube commonly made with wood or bamboo.

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