The shape of the fireman
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The drum frame is made of walnut or sycamore wood slats. It is flat and round. The two ends are covered with untreated raw cowhide with hair. The edges of the skin are fixed with two rows of bamboo nails, and the bamboo nails are exposed by 1.5 cm from the drum frame.
The size of the drum varies. The larger drum has a diameter of 40 cm to 45 cm and a drum height of 20 cm. For the smaller drum, the diameter of the drum surface is 15 cm to 20 cm and the drum height is 10 cm. Drum rings are placed on both sides of the drum frame to tie the drum. rope. The drum is made of wood or rattan, the largest is 25 cm long, the small is 20 cm long, and the head is covered with cloth.
Involving musical instruments
Huozhe (pinyin: huǒ zhě) is a musical instrument of the Yi and Buyi ethnic groups. In Yi language, it is called fire. The Bouyei people call it the light. It is popular in Weining, Hezhang, Bijie, Shuicheng, Nayong, Qianxi, Panxian and other Yi areas in the northwest of Guizhou Province, and in Xingyi and Zhenfeng in the Buyi and Miao Autonomous Prefecture of southwestern Guizhou.