TIFA

Tifa is a typical musical instrument of eastern Indonesia, especially in Maluku and Papua. This instrument resembles a drum made ​​of wood with holes in the middle. There are several different types of Tifa musical instruments such as Tifa Jekir, Tifa Dasar, Tifa Potong, Tifa Jekir Potong and Tifa Bas.

Tifa like a drum, this instrument played by beaten. This instrument is made ​​of a wood with the contents discarded (carved) and on one side of the edges are covered, and the cover is usually used deer skin that has been dried to produce a good sound and beautiful. And the shape usually made ​​with carving. Every tribe in Maluku and Papua have drums with his characteristic respectively.

At Maluku Tifa has other names, such as tahito or tihal used in areas of Central Maluku. Tifa is usually used to accompany the dance war and some other areas dances such as dance Lenso of Maluku is also accompanied by musical instruments totobuang, traditional dance and dance Gatsi Asmat.