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: To angeion (Τὸ ἀγγεῖον)), is an ancient word from the text of

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describing the Pontian

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, a type of

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which the ancient Greeks called an ''askaulos'' (ἀσκός ''askos'' – wine-skin, αὐλός ''aulos'' – flute). It consists of a lamb skin, a blow pipe, and the double reed

chanter The chanter is the part of the bagpipe upon which the player creates the melody. It consists of a number of finger-holes, and in its simpler forms looks similar to a recorder. On more elaborate bagpipes, such as the Northumbrian bagpipes or th ...

. The dankiyo is played in small villages near

Trabzon Trabzon (; Ancient Greek: Tραπεζοῦς (''Trapezous''), Ophitic Pontic Greek: Τραπεζούντα (''Trapezounta''); Georgian: ტრაპიზონი (''Trapizoni'')), historically known as Trebizond in English, is a city on the B ...

and

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. A similar type of bagpipe possessing fewer holes can be found on the islands of Greece. Its use is also widespread in the region of Macedonia in Northern Greece amongst Pontian Greek populations. What differentiates the dankiyo from other bagpipes is that the dankiyo does not use a separate pipe for the drone. Instead, the sound is created by two reeds in the chanter.

Etymology

Ancient Greek Ancient Greek includes the forms of the Greek language used in ancient Greece and the ancient world from around 1500 BC to 300 BC. It is often roughly divided into the following periods: Mycenaean Greek (), Dark Ages (), the Archaic p ...

: To angeion (Τὸ ἀγγεῖον) "the vessel". Can also be interpreted as "the container".

Parts of the instrument

The Pontian Touloum is made up of these parts: #

Aulos An ''aulos'' ( grc, αὐλός, plural , ''auloi'') or ''tibia'' (Latin) was an ancient Greek wind instrument, depicted often in art and also attested by archaeology. Though ''aulos'' is often translated as "flute" or " double flute", it was ...

- flute : Wood & Reeds (ancient Greek instrument} #Post - Skin (bag) : Animal Skin #Fisaktir - blowpipe : Wood or Bone #Kalame - Reeds: Reeds

Notes

References

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(2005). Karadeniz: Ansiklopedik Sözlük. 2 Cilt. Heyamola Yayıncılık. İstanbul. Bagpipes Musical instruments of Georgia (country) Pontus (region) Trabzon Turkish musical instruments {{Turkish musical instruments Laz musical instruments Pontic Greek musical instruments