The Stamna ( el, Σταμνά) is a
plosive aerophone
An aerophone () is a musical instrument that produces sound primarily by causing a body of air to vibrate, without the use of strings or membranes (which are respectively chordophones and membranophones), and without the vibration of the instru ...
(in this case implosive) and an
idiophone of the Greece.
Circle Stamna
102 cm Primeter * 34 cm Height
Stamna with orifice
102 cm Primeter * 42 cm Height
Traditional Stamna
90 cm Primeter * 50 cm Height
See also
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Amphora
An amphora (; grc, ἀμφορεύς, ''amphoreús''; English plural: amphorae or amphoras) is a type of container with a pointed bottom and characteristic shape and size which fit tightly (and therefore safely) against each other in storag ...
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Botija
The botija (botijuela; bunga) is a Caribbean musical instrument of the aerophone type. The botija is a potbellied earthenware jug or jar with two openings and was used in the early son sextetos in Cuba as a bass instrument.
Origin
The botija wa ...
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Ghatam
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Udu
References
Plosive aerophones
Struck idiophones played by hand
Greek musical instruments
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