Yidaki or Didgeridoo? Technically speaking, a didgeridoo is a hollow tube made from any material that is light enough to be playable and strong enough to withstand vibration. They have been fashioned from plastic, ceramic, glass, hemp, copper, the list goes on. Most of these methods require modern technology.
Traditionally, a didgeridoo is a nature-made instrument brought about by the hollowing out of eucalyptus trees by termites or white ants as many of the people call them. Didgeridoo, however, is not a traditonal word. It is an example of the western world colliding with the Aboriginal world. The name came from Europeans supposedly given to the instrument because of its sound. Many Australian words have similar roots. Most Northern Australian people refer to white people as Balandas which evolved from the word Hollanders referring to the Dutch who were the first white people to visit the continent.
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