Obihiro Centennial City Museum

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Mukkur
[Ainu-style mouth harp]

mukkur

A musical instrument. It is also called mukkuri. It is played by flicking the protruding part in front of the player’s mouth and letting the vibrations reverberate inside the mouth. It was made of bamboo, Sasa kurilensis bamboo, and panicle hydrangea.

Audio & video

Tone of the mukkur