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Poongi

Tiktirī

English transliteration of Puṅgī in Flood, who erroneously defines it as a bagpipe, probably misinterpreting Engel, who states that "The poongi […] somewhat resembles in appearance a bagpipe"; NB: ➺ Magoudi.


Sources

Flood, Wm. H. [William Henry] Grattan: The story of the bagpipe. London, 1911, p.11.

Engel, Carl: Musical instruments (South Kensington Museum Art Handbooks, edited by William Maskell, No. 5 – Musical instruments). New York, 1876, p.50.

Podnos, Theodor H.: Bagpipes and tunings. Detroit, 1974, p.42 (»Engel, Handbook).

Stainer, John: The music of the Bible. With an account of the development of modern musical instruments from ancient types. London, s.a. [1879], p.152.

Web

Archive org. (Stainer [Find poongi: Page n187 (= p.152); NB: ➺ p.148: Fig. 71]).