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Jirba (gender unknown)

(with) definite article: ?

original: ? (Arabic (Bahrain))

➺ remark(s) below

Bagpipe, mouth-blown: nr. of stocks? (chanter type? / [additional] drones? [in ? stocks])

Identical types: 54

According to Jenkins the term for "bag"; Unfortunately, the only available photo, taken by Poul Rovsing Olsen, is too vague to distinguish essential details; NB: ➺ Jirbe (Arabic world).

Sources

Jenkins, Jean & Rovsing Olsen, Poul: Music and musical instruments in the world of Islam. Line drawings by John Pringle. London, 1976, p.62 (L5).