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The art of making wooden fish in Hue

Crafting wooden fish, a wooden percussion instrument in temples, has become an integral part of a small village in Thuy Xuan ward, Hue city.
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  •  Jackfruit wood is ideal for making the wooden fish (Photo: VNA)

  • Artisans use saw to roughly shape the instrument, whose diameter is about one metre or more (Photo: VNA)

  • A tool set essential to the craft (Photo: VNA)

  • A chisel is used to make holes to create sounds (Photo: VNA)

  • Roughly shaped wooden fish (Photo: VNA)

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  • Carving the wooden fish (Photo: VNA)

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  • Splitting a fish is a critical step to determine the sound it makes (Photo: VNA)

  • In Buddhist culture, a wooden fish is the main instrument to keep rhythm for sutra reciters. (Photo: VNA)

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