saluang (West Sumatran end-blown flute.)

~ Instruments à vent

Description

Used traditionally by the Minang people of West Sumatra for love songs, in shamanic rites and for capturing tigers, this open end-blown bamboo flute can be decorated to resemble tiger-stripes. Played with a circular breathing technique, it is 75 cm long with 3 to 6 holes depending on subtype.

Relations

de :Sumatera Barat (West Sumatra), Sumatera (Sumatra), Indonésie
type de :flûte à embouchure
instruments connexes :suling (Southeast asian bamboo fipple flute)
Wikidata :Q1862242 [info]