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Description: | The pinkullu duct flutes are used seasonally in the Nor Chichas Province of Bolivia, from where they originate. The lawatu pinkillus played in the Yura area make their first appearance of the year at the Fiesta de los Reyes (Epiphany), on 6 January and they are heard until the beginning of Lent. They feature in outdoor ensembles for dance music, accompanied by caja drums. They are played as loud as possible to create overtones, and are wetted beforehand with water or maize beer.
Duct flute. Local (Quecha) name 'lawatu' or 'chopi' pinkillu. The flute was bought for 10 million pesos, and collected on 25 February 1987 from the maker by Henry Stobart. The instrument is made in two halves of a straight branch of jarka (genus Albizia) wood, bound together with thirteen bands of ox tendons. The block with protruding proximal end is made of charka-uma (Proustia cuneifolia) wood, sealed with beeswax or fat. Half-moon-shaped windway. Sounding length: 618 mm.
Hornbostel Sachs classification: 421.221.2 partly-stopped flute with internal duct.
caption: Frontal view of object no. M24d-1987. | Publisher: | http://www.horniman.ac.uk/ | Rights holder: | Horniman Museum and Gardens | Subjects: | duct flutes wood pincullos hide 421.221.12 Open flutes with internal duct with fingerholes 421.221.2 Partly-stopped flutes with internal duct | Source: | Horniman Museum | Identifier: | oai:oai.horniman.ac.uk:object-12858 | Go to resource |
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