Url
	https://omeka-s.grinnell.edu/s/MusicalInstruments/item/3450
Resource class
	wmi:MusicalInstrument
Title
	kouxuan
Subject
	121.21
Contributor
	Roger Vetter
Type
	Pumi and Naxi
Format
	4.9 – 5 in. length
.25 - .3 in. width
Identifier
	7111
Source
	East Asia
Language
	EN
Coverage
	China
Alternative Title
	kouxian
	gue gueq
Medium
	bamboo
Requires
	1
Is Part Of
	Grinnell College Music Instrument Collection
Spatial Coverage
	Asia
Provenance
	Perman Collection
Basic form of sonorous object/s for idiophone
	tongue - idioglot
Sound objects per instrument for idiophone
	multiple sounded discretely
Resonator design for idiophone
	mouth cavity
Number of players for idiophone
	one
Sounding principle for idiophone
	flexing - direct
Sound exciting agent for idiophone
	fingertip/s, fingernail/s, finger-mounted pick/s
Energy input motion by performer for idiophone
	plucking
Pitch of sound produced for idiophones
	definite pitch
Sound modification for idiophones
	changing shape of mouth cavity to amplify partials of the fundamental sound
Category of Instrument
	idiophone

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