komuz (Ancient Kyrgys fretless string)

~ Instruments à cordes

Description

Possibly dating back as far as 6000 BC, it is a national symbol of the Kyrgyz. Made of a single piece of apricot or juniper wood with 3 gut stings, it has derivations in much of eastern Europe.

Relations

de :Kirghizistan
type de :lute family
dérivations :kobza (Ukraininan lute-zither)
Wikidata :Q645977 [info]