Bungkaka
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Other namesbamboo buzzer, avakao (Bontok), balingbing, ubbeng (Kalinga), pewpew (Ifugao), bilbil, pahinghing, pautaw (Isneg, Tingguian), pakkung (Ibaloi), batiwtiw (Mindoro)
Hornbostel–Sachs classification111.231
(Sets of percussion tubes)
(Sets of percussion tubes)
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| idiophone | |
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| Other names | bamboo buzzer, avakao (Bontok), balingbing, ubbeng (Kalinga), pewpew (Ifugao), bilbil, pahinghing, pautaw (Isneg, Tingguian), pakkung (Ibaloi), batiwtiw (Mindoro) |
| Hornbostel–Sachs classification | 111.231 (Sets of percussion tubes) |
A bungkaka, also known as the bamboo buzzer is a percussion instrument (idiophone) made out of bamboo common in numerous indigenous tribes around the Philippines such as the Ifugao, Kalinga, and Ibaloi.[1]