Waqra phuku
The waqra phuku (Quechua waqra horn, phuku blow,[1] also spelled wakrapuku, waqrapuku) is a type of trumpet used by the indigenous peoples of Peru and the Andes. It is usually made from cattle horn or metal, and is used in annual fertility rituals. It is probably of pre-Columbian origin.
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- ^ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua (PDF). Gobierno Regional del Cusco, Perú: Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua. 2005 https://indigenasdelperu.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/diccionario-qeswa-academia-mayor-cuzco.pdf.
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- "wakrapuku". Encyclopædia Britannica (online). 2009. Retrieved November 1, 2009.
Categories:
- Natural horns and trumpets
- Peruvian musical instruments
- Pre-Columbian South American musical instruments