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Murali. Transverse flute. Made of bijuli bamboo (Bambusa pallida), with cork stopper coloured pink found inside. Six fingerholes. Kamarbandha, Golaghat, Assam.
'Murali' is the name of a variety of wind instruments in North India, usually the transverse flute. In Assam, the murali is used widely featuring in the dance and vocal music of a number of different communities. Three of the six holes are covered by the left hand and three by the right.
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