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Spare reeds are attached near the upper end of this hnè. As is common in many traditions of shawm playing, the entire reed of the hnè is taken into the player’s mouth. The lips rest against the pirouette, or bone disk, behind the reed.
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Title: Hnè
Date: late 19th century
Geography: Myanmar (formerly Burma)
Culture: Burmese
Medium: Wood (Sha wood) or Yindaik aka black wood (dalbergia cultrate)
Dimensions: 20 1/2 × 4 1/2 × 4 1/2 in. (52.1 × 11.4 × 11.4 cm)
Classification: Aerophone-Reed Vibrated-double reed
Credit Line: The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
Object Number: 89.4.197
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