- Kalaleng
A Kalaleng is a
nose flute made frombamboo from the Philippines.Usually around two feet in length a kalaleng has holes cut in the side, to be stopped by the fingers producing the notes. The player closes one nostril with a bit of cotton, then forces the air from the other into a small hold cut in the end of the tube. This instrument is found mostly in the northern Philippines and is popular with all the native mountain tribes of the area. It is a usually decorated with etched patterns.
The instrument is popular with men and is often used in courting.
References
* [http://bosp.kcc.hawaii.edu/Horizons/Horizons2003/the_various.html The Various Uses of Kawayan (Bamboo) in Filipino Culture by Donna Galicinao]
* [http://class.csueastbay.edu/anthropologymuseum/virtmus/Philippines/Crafts/Music.htm Music of the Philippines]
* [http://www.pablosalcedo.org/es/tongali_es.html Tongali, Lantoy & Kalaleng]External Links
[http://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/search.aspx?term=Kalaleng Kalaleng in the collection of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa]
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