Peru
Peruvian 

Horn, cloth, leather, wood, glue
Early-Mid 20th century
Length: 61 inches total; Width: 14.5 inches; Depth: 6.5 inches; Bell diameter: 3.25 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 is made of several horns one behind the other attached by wooden cuttings, sealed with animal sebum or beeswax and outwardly closed with strips of raw leather that when dried is firm.  The joints are oriented in a spiral shape so that air does not escape. It is adorned with multi-colored pom-poms, a colorful strap for carrying, and is played by men.  The mouthpiece is carved out of the horn at one end.  When played it is held with both hands, one hand at the mouthpiece and the other in the middle or end. It is an instrument of autumn-winter and considered a sacred instrument.