Hulusi, free reed instrument with two lateral bamboo drones (or one drone and one mute pipe) and a central bamboo melody pipe with 6 fingerholes, 1 thumbhole, and two vent holes. The reeds are encapsulated in a bottle gourd, with a small separable mouthpiece at the top. The gourd is decorated with the figure of a stylised quadruped. With an instructions sheet which states that it is played by the Dai, the Yi, the A-Chang, the De-Ang, the Wa, and the Bai people.
412.132 Sets of free reeds; 422.31 Single reedpipes with free reeds
Collection Information
These objects are only a part of our collections, of which there are more than 350,000 objects. This information comes from our collections database. Some of this is incomplete and there may be errors. This part of the website is also still under construction, so there may be some fields repeated or incorrectly formatted information.
The database sometimes uses language taken from historical documents to help research, which may now appear outdated and even offensive. The database also includes information on objects that are considered secret or sacred by some communities.
If you have any further information about objects in our collections or can suggest corrections to our information, please contact us: enquiry@horniman.ac.uk