Apkhyarta
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Bowed long-neck lute from Abkhazia
| Other names | Ap'hyartsa |
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The Apkhyarta (Ap'hyartsa) is a bowed long-neck lute from Abkhazia.[1] It has 1-2 strings and is played in Abkhazia. Also called Ap’hyartsa, it comes with a narrow spindle-shaped frame, played with a bow and usually carved from alder wood.[2] [3]
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ "World Music: Musical Instruments of Georgia". world-music-travelling.blogspot.com.tr. 17 November 2013. Retrieved 2014年04月16日.
- ^ "Tourist site of Abkhazia Republic \ Abkhazia \ Culture". abkhazia.travel. Archived from the original on 2014年04月16日. Retrieved 2014年04月16日.
- ^ "Abkhazian Fiddlestick instrument - Abkhartsa (Abkhrtsa)". hangebi.ge. Retrieved 2014年04月16日.
