Naw_ suhˆ-ehˆ (gender unknown)
Mouth organ with a gourd as wind chest
Onomatopoeic term, said to refer to the sweet sound of the intrument; Laˇhu_ shehˇ lehˉ minority (Shehleh Lahu, provinces Chiang Mai & Chiang Rai); The names of the pipes are the same as those of the Naw_ ku ̬ ma; Instruments of the Laˇhu_ maˉ lawˉ ([?] Lahu), Laˇhu_ na ̬ meuˇ ([?] Lahu)*, and Laˇhu_ hpaˉ hkawˇ ([?] Lahu)* differ in tuning only; *NB: Schwörer erroneously combines the names of the 2nd and 3rd subgroups into 1 name only (Compare her remark on subgroups on p.8); For this type and the Naw_ tawˆ leh mvuh ̬ there is no storage code; They can be kept in any place in the house; Exceptionally, in one of the houses a mouth organ was hung on the wall to the right of the front door when entering; The instrument, with a longest pipe of 1460 mm, was considered very old and venerable; NB: ➺ ? (maker [Term not mentioned in available sources]).
Schwörer, Gretel: Die Mundorgel bei den Laˇ Hu_ in Nord-Thailand: Bauweise, Funktion und Musik, 1: Darstellung. Hamburg, 1982, p.8 (subgroups), 149, 150a, 164.