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Chakhe

Chakhe (alligator), wooden *tube zither of Thailand, carved in form of a crocodile. It corresponds to the mi gyaun of Burma. Also called garatē. Cf. takhe (173). Sachs, Curt. Die Musikinstrumente Indiens und Indonesiens. Berlin, 1915.

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