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Hmont (Myaungzee) Jan Kyae Pyar (flat brass instrument)
  • Manage No PI00005052
    Country Myanmar
    Year 2014-07-21
    ICH Domain Performing Arts, Traditional craft skills
Description It's made of flat brass wire stretched until necessary sound is produced. A cut is made at the middle of the flat brass for the reed. The desired words are expressed creating vibration sounds by blowing the flat brass putting at the mouth. The flat brass is blown as a way of medium to talk the desired words which are not pleased to the ears by mouth. When someone is at seclusion, he blows this instrument to depict his loneliness. It can be made in any desired size.
Place Kum Lon Region, Shan state File Size 196KB
Definition 1320 X 880 File Format PNG
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