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Raphapha

This paphapha is made of wood and iron, with a skin-covered resonator made of a coconut shell. It has two horse-hair strings.

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  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:321.21 Bowl lyres
  • Repository:University of Aberdeen Museums
  • Measurements:L. 605; Gourd D. 65