These included the aruding or jaw harp; the babarak or nose flute; the tipanu or mouth flute; the pagang and tibuldu, two variations of the bamboo tube zithers; the kudlung or boat lute; the gimbal or drum, whose top was made from the skin of the bayawak or monitor lizard; and the tiring, composed of lengths of bamboo with openings of various sizes producing different notes when struck with a stick.
This list describes various musical instruments used in the region, including the aruding (jaw harp), babarak (nose flute), tipanu (mouth flute), pagang and tibuldu (bamboo tube zithers), kudlung (boat lute), and gimbal or drum (made from bayawak lizard skin). The tiring is a bamboo instrument with varying sized openings that produce different notes when struck.