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The solid nodal end of the bamboo rattle serves as a handle. A single pu'ili gives a pleasant rustling tone when tapped against a dancer's palm, shoulder, or against the ground. Pairs of these idiophones are struck together.
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Title: Pu'Ili
Date: 19th century
Geography: Hawaii, United States
Culture: Native American (Hawaiian)
Medium: Bamboo
Dimensions: L.: 51.1 cm (20-1/8 in.); Diam.: 3.9 cm (1-9/16 in.); Handle L.: 19.3 cm (7-9/16 in.)
Classification: Idiophone-Concussion
Credit Line: The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
Accession Number: 89.4.748
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