Titiri or pungi. Double clarinet with idoglottal reeds contained in windcap. The two bamboo pipes are set at a 45 degree angle below the gourd windcap and are secured to it with wax. The right hand pipe with seven fingerholes, the left one is plain and plays a drone. The proximal end of the gourd has been removed to form a mouth hole. The instrument is varnished an orange-brown colour.
422.22-5 Sets of reedpipes with single reeds with windcap
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