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  • Beautifully-preserved mouth harp that was played by nomadic Huns tribesmen 1,700 years ago

    01/11/2018 1:52:15 PM PST · by mairdie · 21 replies
    Daily Mail ^ | 10 January 2018 | Will Stewart
    An ancient mouth harp belonging to the Huns that dates back to around 1,700 years ago has been unearthed in Siberia - and it is still capable of making music. Also known as a jaw or 'Jew's harp', the reed is placed in the performer's mouth and plucked with the finger to produce the note. The instrument - 4 inches in length - was made by a craftsman from the ribs of a cow or horse and dates from the time the nomadic Huns controlled southern Siberia 1,580 to 1,740 years ago.