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Gwara me akuta

Gwara me akuta straight side-blown trumpet of the Lango of Uganda, made of 2 sections of hollowed wood covered with black leather, with narrow, almost cylindrical bore. A small hole is pierced in the tip. Ca. 75 cm. (30 in.) long (195). Wachsmann, K. P. (chapter on musical instruments), in Trowell, M., and Wachsmann, K. P.: Tribal Crafts of Uganda. London, 1953.

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