Kokra (instrument)

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Kokra is a musical instrument used by the Kanikkar tribal community of Kerala in India. [1]

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The upper half of the instrument is shaped like the comb on a rooster's head, hence the name. It consists of a hollow iron tube with teeth and an iron rod connected to the body by a chain. [2]

References

  1. ↑ "Musical instrument Kokra | Artifacts of Napier Museum, Thiruvananthapuram". Napier Museum. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
  2. ↑ സെബാസ്റ്റ്യൻ, എം. (1999). "7-മുത്തനും മുത്തിയും". കാണിക്കാരുടെ ലോകം. തിരുവനന്തപുരം: ആദികല എഴുത്തുകാഴ്ച. p. 76.
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