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DEKKA
Type: TAT VADYA
The Dekka is a stringed instrument made of tailbone of a monkey, bamboo, Gourd, wood, gum of Mahua tree. The villagers go to the forest to look for a monkey that has been killed by wild dogs. The tail bone is collected and buried under the ground for the skin to wear away. Then the tailbone is taken out, dried, and used for making the Dekka.
DEKKA in Odisha
Material: Tailbone of a monkey, bamboo, Gourd, wood, gum of Mahua tree
The Dekka is a stringed instrument made using the tailbone of a monkey. A piece of bamboo and the tailbone are fixed to the shell of a gourd and a hollow piece of wood with the help of a special kind of gum obtained from the Mahua tree. The most difficult part of making the Dekka is collecting the tailbone of the monkey. The villagers go to the forest to look for a monkey that has been killed by wild dogs. The tail bone is collected and buried under the ground for the skin to wear away. Then the tailbone is taken out, dried, and used for making the Dekka.
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