A, B and C: Three didgeridoos that were crafted and decorated by
traditional custodians of the instrument D: Typical non-
traditional Aboriginal didgeridoo made for tourist trade with
non-traditional decorations E: A didgeridoo made by non-
Aboriginals in Australia, not decorated (Aerophone sounded by
lip movement) |Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Cornet, Bugle, Natural
trumpet, Post horn, Roman tuba, Bucina, Shofar, Conch, Lur,
Baritone horn, Bronze Age Irish Horn The didgeridoo (also known
as a didjeridu) is a wind instrument developed by Indigenous
Australians of northern Australia around 1,500 years ago and
still in widespread use today both in Australia and around the
world. It is sometimes described as a natural wooden trumpet or
"drone pipe". Musicologists classify it as a brass aerophone.
There are no reliable sources stating the didgeridoo's exact
age. Archaeological studies of rock art in Northern Australia
suggest that the people of the Kakadu region of the Northern
Territory have been using the didgeridoo for