pifilca
Sign in to saveThe Pifilca or Pivilca (Mapudungun language: onomatopoeia of its sound) is an aerophone of the flute family, a ductless flute, similar to a whistle. It is a typical instrument of the Mapuche people, and it is spread from central Chile to the Argentine provinces of Río Negro and Neuquén in Patagonia.
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It sits within the topics Aerophones, Argentine musical instruments and Indigenous South American musical instruments.
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- end-blown flute
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- Pifilka.jpg
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- Pifilca
- Hornbostel-Sachs classification
- 421.111.22
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The Pifilca or Pivilca (Mapudungun language: onomatopoeia of its sound) is an aerophone of the flute family, a ductless flute, similar to a whistle. It is a typical instrument of the Mapuche people, and it is spread from central Chile to the Argentine provinces of Río Negro and Neuquén in Patagonia.
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