antique orient exotic musical instrument afghanistan Nuristan kohistan harp waj wuj musik. 25A

antique afghanistan Nuristan kohistan music instrument  harp waj  wuj
It consists of four strings of twisted fiber tuned in a tritone, i.e., in intervals of a major seëond. A cross between a harp and a musical bow, it is closer to the latter. The wooden figure-eight-shaped resonating chamber is covered with a goatskin head which serves to transmit the sound from the strings into the chamber. The four  strings (Traditionally the strings were made of tendons from the backbone of a deer) are secured across the span of a curved piece of hard, dark, brown wood which passes through the center of the head at two points and is secured at either end by strips of hide lashing.

Length; 67 cm.; height 36 cm and deep 13 cm .

Weight: 800 gr.

Traditionally the strings were made of tendons from the backbone of a deer.

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