What is kalutag?

One of the most ancient percussion instruments among the tagalogs.It is played by strikingone piece against the other.Thosewho speak tagalog and visayan dialect will easily understand the meaning of the Word kalutang,where KA means company,as in kasama (tagalog Word) and LUTA (visayan Word)means separated.The two syllables together produce kalutang,which means two separated wood sounded together to produce a musicalsoun or rhythm.