Bungkau

Bungkau
Other names	Uriding, Turiding, Kuriding, Kubing

The bungkau,^[1] also known as the uriding, turiding, kuriding or kubing, is a traditional instrument of the Dusun people of Sabah, Malaysia. It is a type of jaw harp. It is made using the stem of a palm, and pitched lower by adding beeswax to the back of its lamella.

References

↑ Patricia Ann Matusky; Sooi Beng Tan (2004). The Music of Malaysia: The Classical, Folk, and Syncretic Traditions. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. p. 316. ISBN 978-0-7546-0831-8.

List of traditional musical instruments in Malaysia by classification

Aerophones	Bungkau Sompoton Seruling/Suling Turali/Tuahi

Chordophones	Gagayan/Sundatang Gambus Karaniing Krem Sapeh Tongkungon

Idiophones	Agung Gong Kulintangan Togunggak

Membranophones	Gendang/Tontog Kompang/Rebana Marwas

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