MOLECULAR IDENTIFICATION OF THE MATERIAL OF FOLK MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS – MULTI-PIPE WHISTLES
Journal: Byulleten Moskovskogo Obshchestva Ispytatelei Prirody Otdel Biologicheskii
Year: 2025

Using nucleotide sequences of ITS nuclear ribosomal DNA, the species identifi cation of plant material of folk musical instruments – multi-pipe grass whistles – from the territory of the Perm Territory and the Komi Republic was conducted. The obtained data showed that all plants belong to the family Umbelliferae. Most often, Angelica sylvestris is used in the manufacturing of multi-pipe whistles «pölyannez» among the northern Komi-Permyaks, ‟kuima chipsan” and ‟pölyanyas” Komi-Zyrians and ‟dudka