Hugu (instrument)

*Hugu*
Other instrument
Developed	as a local custom, among Onabasulu people of Papua New Guinea

A hugu is a weevil (Rhynchophorus ferrugineus) in Papua New Guinea that has been used by members of the Onabasulu people as a musical instrument. The musicians hold the beetle up to their mouths, while the beetle beats its wings. Their mouth acts as a variable resonance chamber, in the same way as it does for a musician playing a Jew's harp or musical bow.[1]

References

Eraldo Medeiros Costa-Neto (2003). "Entertainment with insects: singing and fighting insects around the world. A brief review" (PDF). Etnobiología. 3: 21–29. Retrieved 30 January 2021.

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[Costa-Neto-1] Eraldo Medeiros Costa-Neto (2003). "Entertainment with insects: singing and fighting insects around the world. A brief review" (PDF). Etnobiología. 3: 21–29. Retrieved 30 January 2021.