The wala kote, a bamboo clapper, is a traditional musical instrument from Myanmar. It consists of a bamboo cylinder of which the top part has been split into two halves, while from the bottom part the centre has been cut away leaving just two stick-like grips, that remain attached at the very bottom by one of the natural segment joints in bamboo.

It is played by releasing and squeezing the grips at the bottom part which causes the top part to clap. Here it is used as part of a group of Shan people that accompany a procession for a Shinpyu (fig.), i.e. a Buddhist novice ordination.