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This instrument is made of the thin bamboo. That bamboo can be got from a long distance. The bamboo is cut as needed and bored holes. There are six holes in the flute. The instrument is made by Kayans. This instrument was played for second line of the melody, on the occasions of the wedding, funeral and funfairs. Since yore, this flute 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. -27.5 cm in the length of the flute -1.2 cm in the circumference of the flute -4.4 cm in the distance between the top of the flute and the first hole -6.2 cm in the distance between the top of the flute and the second hole -8 cm in the distance between the top of the flute and the third hole -9.8 cm in the distance between the top of the flute and the fourth hole -11.7 cm in the distance between the top of the flute and the fifth hole -13.6 cm in the distance between the top of the flute and the sixth hole