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Mouth-resonated musical bow made from flowering stem of agave (Agave wocomahi Gentry) with two pegs and steel strings. This instrument is played by holding the stem next to the mouth and twanging the string in the manner of a Jew's harp.
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1990–1997 - Maker:
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew - Inventory number:
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Chihuahua (Timezone: America/Mexico_City) - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:311.122 Poly-heterochord musical bows
- Culture:Rarámuri (Tarahumara)
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:311.122 Poly-heterochord musical bows
- Repository:Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
- Measurements:Length: 870mm