Algaita

Algaita pl. algaitu (Hausa) [Arab. *ghaita], shawm of the Hausa and Tuareg, made of wood with conical bore and 5 or 6 front fingerholes and played with a metal, wooden, or gourd *pirouette. It corresponds to the N. African ghaita and was formerly called by this name. Ca. 45 cm. (17½ in.) long (176). Sachs, Curt. Reallexikon der Musikinstrumente. Berlin, 1913.