tumbi (Punjabi one string lute)

~ String instrument

Description

For the one string drum-zither also called ektar/ektara, see gopichant.
Used in Punjabi folk and devotional music, it has a single string over a long wooden neck that pierces the tiny parchment covered soundbox.

Relationships

type of:lute family
picture:https://static.metabrainz.org/irombook/tumbi/tumbi.png [info]
Wikidata:Q170060 [info]
other databases:https://saisaibatake.ame-zaiku.com/gakki/gakki_jiten_tumbi.html [info]
https://saisaibatake.ame-zaiku.com/musical/instruments_tumbi.html [info]