Quena

Rarity: Uncommon

A topic a little better known than average, read and translated beyond its own country.

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What Wikipedia says

The quena (hispanicized spelling of Quechua qina, sometimes also written kena in English) is the traditional flute of the Andes. Traditionally made of cane or wood, it has 6 finger holes and one thumb hole, and is open on both ends or the bottom is half-closed (choked).

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