Bonang

/bɒˈnæŋ/ noun

A traditional Indonesian percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bronze bowls or pots arranged in a row and struck with mallets.

From Javanese and Indonesian 'bonang', a word of uncertain ultimate origin but used across Indonesia and Malaysia for this gamelan instrument family.

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