Askomandoura

{{Short description|Greek backpipe}}

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Askomandoura ({{langx|el|ασκομαντούρα}}) is a type of bagpipe played as a traditional instrument on the Greek island of Crete, similar to the tsampouna.{{Citation |title=Askomandoura |date=1800s |url=https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/501467 |access-date=2024-12-16}}

Its use in Crete is attested in illustrations from the mid-15th Century.Ioannis Tsouchlarakis [http://www.tsouchlarakis.com/English.htm The folk musical instruments in Crete], Athens 2004.

With respect to the way of the production sound, it is categorized as an aerophone musical instrument.