pahu
noun
pa·hu ˈpä-ˌhü 
: a sacred Polynesian drum having a slightly tapered wooden body with a carved openwork base and a sharkskin head stretched by ropes that is played with the hands
The Hawaiian pahu (sharkskin drum) is both the oldest instrument on the islands and a symbol of the ancient links to Polynesia.
Simon Broughton and Mark Ellingham, World Music, 2000
Simon Broughton and Mark Ellingham, World Music, 2000
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from Hawaiian, Tahitian, or Marquesan pahu "drum," going back to Central-Eastern Polynesian *pasu
First Known Use
1829, in the meaning defined above
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