Fiji, A Fijian drummer with a 'lali'A Fijian man wearing a 'sulu' (wraparound skirt) stands over a traditional 'lali' (drum), holding a bottle-shaped wooden drumstick in each hand. Caption reads: The Fijian 'Lali' - a wooden drum made from a log hollowed like a trough - was used in ancient times to call warriors to a feast or to battle. When beaten with wooden mallets may be heard for many miles. Today it is used to call worshippers to church or elders to a village meeting, 1965. 2005/010/1/14/60.

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A Fijian drummer with a 'lali'

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