Pūngī
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late 19th century · Gourd, reed, cane, paint · Musical Instruments
A pūngī consists of two parallel, single-reed pipes inserted into a gourd, which serves as a wind chamber. It is often used by snake charmers, who play a melody on one pipe and a drone on the other.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- late 19th century
- Medium
- Gourd, reed, cane, paint
- Culture
- Indian
- Department
- Musical Instruments
- Credit line
- The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
