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451 [panpipes]

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Vanuatu
pipes: 6, reed; L. 8.7-18.0cm

A set of panpipes made from reed pipes (closed at the base by a node) bound together with finely shredded leaf. Held vertically, with the player's lips placed against the top edge of the pipes so as to direct breath into them.


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Music Department, Tokyo National University of the Arts, 12-8 Ueno Kouen, Taito-ku, Tokyo 110-8714, Japan