Type: overtone-absent didgeridoo
Key: F# fundamental
Length: 107 cm
Mouthpiece diameter: 3 cm
Distal end diameter: 8.5 cm
Weight: 2.9 kg
Region: NT, Australia
Description: mago is one of numerous Indigenous names for a type of didgeridoo from the Top End of Australia - specifically parts of Western, South-central and South-western Arnhem Land - traditionally played without the overtone note among its Aboriginal practitioners. This particular instrument has been painted in ochres with designs of Saratoga fish (Scleropages sp.) and has outstanding acoustics.

Overtone-absent didgeridoo 107 cm Saratoga mago

A one-of-a-kind virtual museum of sound focussed on the Australian Aboriginal didgeridoo. It aims to engage the curiosity of visitors and to provide a place for deeper learning on an iconic Australian object.

Overtone-absent didgeridoo 107 cm Saratoga mago

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