Videoblog No. 8 Ainu Mukkuri Mouth Harp

One of the Ainu traditional instruments is the Mukkuri, a mouth harp usually made from bamboo which has a rather interesting sound. The mouth harp instrument goes by many names including jaw harp or Jew s harp, and similar instruments appear in many other cultures worldwide from Asia to Europe. The instrument is essentially very simple, and in the case of the Mukkuri is constructed from a single piece of wood. The instrument has a frame of wood and the sound itself is generated by a wooden tongue or ree