This is a Sanh Sua, a frog/cricket noise maker from Vietnam. It's about 11x6x2 inches, made of wood bound with cane and inlaid with abalone. It's shaped somewhat like a pair of tongs; gently squeezing the handles pushes the two almond-shaped ends together, causing them to rattle against each other. It was purchased at Lark in the Morning in San Francisco.
These files are original recordings and photos from the Sudden Sound Studio instrument collection.
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