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Khaen; mouth organ

Kh??n jet, mouth organ.14 bamboo pipes, each bearing a free reed within the wooden reed chamber. The tops of the four tallest pipes are encased in a red felt cover. Four metal bands support the pipes.

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  • Materials:vegetable fibre, textile, resin, wood, copper alloy, bamboo
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  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:412.132 Sets of free reeds
  • Repository:Horniman Museum and Gardens
  • Measurements: overall: 1260 x 115 x 60 mm