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'''Xutuli''' ({{Lang-as|সুতুলী}}) is a [[musical instrument]] used during the [[Bihu#Rongali Bihu|Rongali Bihu]] festival in [[Assam]], India. It can either be made from clay or the lower end of a [[bamboo]] tree which is left after the main part falls or is cut off (Assamese: বাহঁৰ মূঢ়া). Detail about this musical instrument is available in [[xobdo]].

==Description==
The instrument is shaped like a half moon. It is believed that initially instruments of this type developed from the hard shells of fruits like [[coconut]], and then similar shapes were made from potter's clay. These instruments imitate the sounds of animals and birds and produce a [[flute]]-like sound. In ancient China a similar instrument was called a [[Xun (instrument)|Xun]].

==History==
The Xutuli is believed to be brought by the Sino-Tibetan groups mainly the Sadiyal Kacharis([[Chutiya people|Chutias]], [[Deori people|Deoris]], [[Sonowal Kacharis|Sonowals]], Morans) who brought the instrument along with them from their ancestral lands. The number of holes in the Assamese Xutuli indicates that the Sadiyal Kacharis probably arrived from the [[Yellow River|Huang He]] plains before 1600 BC, as the Xuns were standardised with five holes during the [[Shang dynasty]].{{fact|date=January 2021}}

From the shape and sound of Xutuli, it can be deduced that this instrument imitates birds. In Assamese folk culture, people believe that the sound of Xutuli invites [[rain]]. The sound of Xutuli is also associated as the symbol of respectable hermits, lady in sorrow, or heroes at the end of their strength.

==Use==
In Bohag Bihu, Xutuli has an importance of its own. Initially, the cowboys (Ggorokhiya lora) used Xutuli as a toy, because of ease of construction . Xutuli is played by both boys and girls in Bihu, but most importantly Xutuli is an indispensable part of Jeng Bihu and Bihuwati dances, and predominantly played by girls. Nowadays every Bihuwati is desired be an accomplished Xutuli player.

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* http://www.anvesha.co.in/xutuli_en.htm

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