Thappitta and Nakari are instruments popular in the border areas of the Palakkad district. Thappitta is in the shape of ‘thappu’. The instrument is basically a skin stretched over a shell made of clay. It is played during ritualistic occasions like a funeral ceremony, vela and of late, for street advertisement campaigns. Nakari is in the shape of banana chips. The kutti (pointed piece) is made of mud. Only the mouth is tightly covered.
