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Bēhālā

Bēhālā small *spike fiddle of Bengal, with clay body, skin belly, and bamboo neck. Its 2 gut strings are bowed with a short horsehair bow (173). Sachs, Curt. Die Musikinstrumente Indiens und Indonesiens. Berlin, 1915.

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