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Made from two parallel cane tubes, each fitted with a removable mouthpiece having a single beating reed cut into its side.
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Title: Zummārā Sattawija
Date: ca. 1972
Geography: Egypt
Culture: Egyptian
Medium: Cane
Dimensions: Overall: 37.7 cm (14 13/16 in.)
Classification: Aerophone-Reed Vibrated
Credit Line: Gift of Salwa El-Shawan, 1974
Accession Number: 1974.231.1
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