The pahu is a traditional
musical instrument of the
native Hawaiian people. Carved from a single log and covered on the playing end with a stretched
sharkskin, the pahu is played with the palms and fingers of the hand. It is considered a sacred instrument and was generally kept in a temple (
heiau), and used to accompany a repertoire of sacred songs called hula pahu.
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Tahitian bass drum; double-headed membranophone; Western origin; can be of hollowed out coconut trunks, covered by either sharkskin or calfskin.