![]() ![]() saw off top or neck close to the ipu's "shoulders," leaving just enough neck to graspģ. scrub ipu clean with steel wool and waterĢ. wood dough (to mend cracks or deep indentations), color to match the ipu's natural colorġ. wire brush with long handle or a long piece of bamboo about one inch wide (opihi shell optional)ĥ. two ipu–the first, or bottom, to be long rather than round, the top (heke) to be rounder and about half as deep as the firstĤ. By combining two ipu or chambers, a larger single chamber is constructed, which produces a louder, rounder, smarter sound.ġ. ![]() Thus the ipu heke is a gourd with a top–in this case one ipu topped by another. The ipu heke is the double gourd drum, used as a primary instrument in the performance of the hula. This month's make-it-yourself feature was prepared under the direction of James Wood Todd of the Waʻiahole Poi Factory, longtime producer of authentically created ancient Hawaiian musical instruments, aliʻi helmets and other Hawaiian crafts Jim's careful reproductions are sold at the Bishop Museum, the International Marketplace in Waikiki, and the Poi Factory on Oʻahu's Windward side. DO IT YOURSELF: MAKE YOUR OWN IPU HEKE AT HOME ![]()
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