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Manthe means "begin". The instrument is a harmonic instrument . The instrument can be played together with other instruments at the Yinbaw’s flagstaff ( Takhuntai ) festival. Since yore, this instrument has been preserved and handed down from generation to generation as a traditional heritage. There is no exact record in what year and era it appeared. It is made of the thin bamboo. That bamboo can be got from a long distance. The bamboo is cut as needed and bored holes. After spreading the beeswaxes , they tune a flute. The instrument is made by themselves. -17.6 cm in the length of the flute -17 cm in the length of the shortest bamboo -1.5 cm in the circumference of the flute -0.1 cm in the thickness of the bamboo -17 cm in the depth of the bamboo -15.8 cm in the depth of the bamboo