Wakrapuku
PUKKU, pututara, putarino, bucina
Throughout the ancient world, there are many names given to brass instruments which incorporate the pu/bu sound. These are so numerous as to suggest that the confluence of names is more than a coincidence. It may well be that the sound of pu/bu is reminiscent of the blowing of a horn or trumpet or that the shape of the lips when making these sounds mimic the shape when blowing instruments.
Ethnographic, peru]Wakrapuku
Description: The wakrapuku is created from animal horns and the limitation occasioned by their length is overcome by combining a number of horn sections together to form a composite instrument. It is normally found played in pairs and is used after planting maize when two players parade around the field while playing in order to please the rain God and ensure a good harvest. The connection of such a horn-based instrument with fertility and plenty mirrors that of the Greek and Roman cornucopia. The two wakrapuku players report that their instruments are male and female although they are unable to tell you which one is which.
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