quena
Notched wooden pipe
A quena is a traditional Andean flute, end-blown with a notched mouthpiece and typically made from bamboo or cane.
It has a breathy, plaintive sound central to Peruvian and Bolivian folk music: The quena's melody drifted across the mountain village.
regional
South American western range
- PeruPacific coast republic
- BoliviaAndean republic, two capitals
- EcuadorCountry at zero latitude
- notchV-shaped incision
bamboo · pre-Columbian · Inca · folk · traditional · altiplano · Andean · indigenous
Andes
South American western range
notch · bamboo · pre-Columbian · Inca · folk · traditional · altiplano · Andean · indigenous · ceremonial