Aporo

Aporo 1. double bell of the Azande of the Congo. The bells are of equal length but of unequal diam., connected by a handle in form of an arch, bound with rattan. Made of sheet iron soldered down the side, clapperless, and struck with a wooden stick; 22 cm. (8½ in.) high (132). 2. tube of the Labwor of Uganda, played by women only, made of aporo wood, cylindrical, without mouthpiece. The player blows into it from either end with expanded cheeks. The sound is like that of a low foghorn. Ca. 90…