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Ukeke

human history
  • Other Name

    Ukeke (Hawaiian)

    Mouth bow (English)

  • Description

    Ukeke. Mouth bow. This is a string instrument. The forked end of the stem is placed over a person’s mouth and the opposite end is held by hand. The bow is made of wood. It is rectangular and long in length with a filed fish tail at one end. This end would be placed over the mouth. The surface consists of two 'ohe (bamboo) frets on either end where four nylon strings are pulled over through perforations on the reverse of the bow.

    The bow is curved as a result of the taught strings. The colour of the wood is a reddish tone and light to handle. Like the hollow of a guitar, the hollow of the players’ mouth is used to control the sounds made by the picking of the strings.

  • Place
    Hawaii/United States of America
  • Accession Number
    1989.64
  • Accession Date
    17 Apr 1989
  • Other Id

    53113 (ethnology)

  • Department

    Pacific

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  • Ukeke, 1989.64, 53113, Photographed by Denise Baynham, digital, 16 Mar 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Ukeke, 1989.64, 53113, Photographed by Denise Baynham, digital, 16 Mar 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Ukeke, 1989.64, 53113, Photographed by Denise Baynham, digital, 16 Mar 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Ukeke, 1989.64, 53113, Photographed by Denise Baynham, digital, 16 Mar 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Ukeke, 1989.64, 53113, Photographed by Denise Baynham, digital, 16 Mar 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Ukeke, 1989.64, 53113, Photographed by Denise Baynham, digital, 16 Mar 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Ukeke, 1989.64, 53113, Photographed by Denise Baynham, digital, 16 Mar 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply

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