Peru
Peruvian 

Horn, tape, leather
Mid-20th century
Length:  24 inches
Aerophones – Wind Instruments Proper – Lip Vibrated

The waqra phuku (Quechua language: waqra horn, phuku blow, also spelled wak’rapuku, waqrapuku) is a type of trumpet used by the indigenous peoples of Peru in the Andes.  Some regions call it a huajrapuco.  It is used to accompany the small-framed tinya drum (also found in this collection), at ritual festivals associated with branding stock/cattle.  It is most likely of pre-Columbian origin.  

This waqra phuku has a spiral shape, is constructed of the horn of a bull/cow and has a single extended mouthpiece taped to the side, through which one buzzes their lips into the horn.  There are no holes for changing the pitches/notes. 

This single horn waqra phuku is used in the regions of Apurimac , Ayacucho , Cusco and Huancavelica, in Peru.  Here they are also used in the bullfights to announce the beginning of the show, where 5 waqra phuku may be played in unison, as well as in the Yawar Fiesta (bull fights), when the bulls arrive.