Bugyshak is an ancient musical instrument. In the horns of the red deer or deer, made a notch and attached a tongue. The length is 28-30 cm. Altaians call it “abyrga”, Khakas “pyrgy”. BUGYSHAK.Wind instruments made of bones and horns still exist. They are stored longer than wind instruments made of cane, kurai or wood. One of them is bugyshak. Its sound is similar to the sound of red deer and deer, so the bugyshak is used to gather animals together. Among the people, it is also called “deer attraction”, the “deer flute”. The hunters tried to tame the animals collected to the sound of the bugyshak.

    Making the instrument: Bugyshak, similar to sybyzgy and having a single sound hole, is made of bone or horn. Sometimes a horn trumpet was attached to it to extract a loud sound. The difference between the instrument imitating the sounds of the red deer and deer is just the same in this. Masters give vent to fantasy – after cleaning the horns from the inside, the exterior can be decorated with various ornaments.