Waqra phuku

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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.

References

  1. ^ "Diccionario: Quechua - Español - Quechua, Simi Taqe: Qheswa - Español - Qheswa" (PDF). Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua. Gobierno Regional del Cusco, Perú: Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua. 2005.
  • "wakrapuku". Encyclopædia Britannica (online). 2009. Retrieved November 1, 2009.
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