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H'onoroate

H'onoroate *musical bow of the Chama Indians of the Upper Amazon, made of a small, flat cane and a string of cotton. One end is held in the player's mouth while the string is struck by a small bow of palm (105). Izikowitz, Karl Gustav. Musical and Other Sound Instruments of the South American Indians. Gothenborg, 1935.

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