The Ubah (Uba) is a low-pitched drum, hollowed out of wood with animal skin stretched over one end, is worn on a shoulder strap. The musician beats the hide with his fingers or a combination of fingers and a special stick. This cylinder-drum accompanies dances, songs, religious and secular ceremonies, and signals good or bad news.
This small, hour-glass shaped drum used to accompany poetry dances (vannam) is played with one hand, while the other hand modifies the tension of a cloth wrapped around its center to change the pitch. About 1 foot in length and shaped like a sand clock, Udakkiya are made by carving either suriya or ahala timber into two apertures which are then bound tightly with monkey or iguana leather ; the sides are connected with tightly stretched twine. Udakkiya can be played with two sticks called walayan.
'Uli 'Uli rattles are single gourds filled with pebbles and topped with brightly coloured feathers. These Hawaiian feathered rattles are made from a hollow gourd filled with seeds, sea shells or pebbles. A handle is attached, the tip of which is fringed with cock feathers. The dancer holds the ‘uli ‘uli in the right hand, shaking and striking it against the left hand, hip, knee, shoulder, or other parts of the body.
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