Mujaguzo

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Mujaguzo is the royal drum of the Kingdom of Buganda, symbolizing the person and authority of the Kabaka (king) and used in key cultural and ceremonial functions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Buganda royal regalia ⓘ
ceremonial object ⓘ
cultural symbol ⓘ
royal drum ⓘ
associatedWith Buganda Palace ⓘ
Kabaka ⓘ
Lukiiko (Buganda parliament) ⓘ
belongsTo Buganda Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Buganda
category African royal drums ⓘ
Buganda monarchy ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Buganda

Ugandan cultural heritage ⓘ
country Uganda ⓘ
culture Ganda culture ⓘ
ethnicGroup Baganda ⓘ
governedBy strict ritual rules ⓘ
hasNameInLanguage Mujaguzo (Luganda) ⓘ
hasRole embodiment of the Kabaka in his absence ⓘ
guardian of royal legitimacy ⓘ
marker of transitions of power ⓘ
hasStatus protected cultural heritage ⓘ
sacred object ⓘ
hasType drum ⓘ
languageContext Luganda ⓘ
locatedIn Kingdom of Buganda ⓘ
material animal hide ⓘ
wood ⓘ
ownership Kabaka of Buganda ⓘ
linked to: King of Buganda
partOf Buganda royal court traditions ⓘ
playedBy royal drummers ⓘ
religion traditional Ganda religion ⓘ
significance central symbol of Buganda kingship ⓘ
instrument of political authority ⓘ
representation of royal presence ⓘ
symbolizes Kabaka of Buganda ⓘ
linked to: King of Buganda

authority of the Kabaka ⓘ
continuity of the Buganda monarchy ⓘ
person of the Kabaka ⓘ
usedDuring proclamation of a new Kabaka ⓘ
royal coronation ceremonies ⓘ
royal mourning periods ⓘ
usedFor communication of royal messages ⓘ
enthronement rituals ⓘ
funeral rites of a Kabaka ⓘ
installation of a new Kabaka ⓘ
marking important cultural festivals ⓘ
public announcement of royal events ⓘ
royal ceremonies ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Buganda → traditionalDrum → Mujaguzo ⓘ
Buganda royal drum (Mujaguzo) → termMeaning → Mujaguzo refers to the royal drum ensemble of Buganda ⓘ
linked to: Mujaguzo