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Vaˇ hk’awˆ (gender unknown)

bamboo hat

a kind of "bell" on a pipe of a mouth organ

Identical types: 2

A kind of "bell" of the second large pipe; Laˇhu_ shehˇ lehˉ (Shehleh Lahu).

Made of bamboo; 120 mm; Ø 60 mm; NB: Schwörer’s description of its construction is rather enigmatic and requires a clear illustration.


Sources

Schwörer, Gretel: Die Mundorgel bei den Laˇ Hu_ in Nord-Thailand: Bauweise, Funktion und Musik, 1: Darstellung. Hamburg, 1982, p.159.