The mukkuri is a traditional Japanese plucked idiophone indigenous to the Ainu. It is made from bamboo and is 10 cm long and 1.5 cm wide. Sound is made by pulling the string and, similar to a Jew's harp, vibrating the reed as it is placed in the performer's mouth.[1]
- ^ There are digital audio files at The Foundation for Research and Promotion of Ainu Culture (FRPAC), Mukkuri, May, 2009.