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Pair of Contra Malta sikus (Ira and Arca)

2025 · Región andina

Pair of Contra Malta sikus (Ira and Arca)

Photograph of a pair of Contra Malta sikus (6-pipe Ira and 7-pipe Arca), used by sikuri ensembles to answer the Malta melodically and add a lower tone. It belongs to the Sikuri Sumaq Taqi project.

Date: 2025
Place: Región andina
People: Mferjh (photography)
In the encyclopedia: Siku ↗Malta (siku) ↗Sikuri ↗
Collection: Sikuri Sumaq Taqi
Format: JPEG / WebP / AVIF
Licence: CC BY 4.0
Credit: Mferjh
Source: commons.wikimedia.org ↗
No.: EFMA·IMG·0133

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