Url https://omeka-s.grinnell.edu/s/MusicalInstruments/item/1540 Resource class wmi:MusicalInstrument Title phukuna Subject 421.112.3 Contributor Roger Vetter Type Kallawaya Format 17.9 in. length of longest tube (of ira) 6.9 in. length of shortest tube (of ira) 20 in. length of longest tube (of arka) 6.4 in. length of shortest tube (of arka) Identifier 5501 Source South America Language EN Coverage Bolivia Alternative Title siku sico sicu phuko taika sanga bordon malta liku chulli Medium bamboo cord - cotton Requires 1 for each phukuna Is Part Of Kantu Ensemble from Bolivia Grinnell College Music Instrument Collection Spatial Coverage Americas Provenance Grinnell College Music Department Air cavity design for aerophones multiple tubular shapes: cylindrical with closed distal end; cylindrical with open distal end Source and direction of airstream player exhalation through mouth into air cavity; unidirectional Energy transducer that activates sound for aerophones dull rim at end of tube Means of modifying shape and dimensions of standing wave in air cavity for aerophones none Overblowing utilization in aerophones not used Pitch production in aerophones multiple pitches - multiple single-pitch tubes bundled together and activated directly by player Category of Instrument aerophone --