gopichant (Indian drum-zither)

~ String instrument

Description

For the one stringed lute also called ektar/ektara, see tumbi.
For the similar looking instrument with only one spoke, see tun tuna.
Not to be confused with the ekatantri veena, an ancient Indian monochord.
It has a small, round or trapeze shaped body of wood or coconut with a membrane at the bottom. Attached to the sides is a neck of split bamboo from which a single string is suspended and attached to the membrane.

Relationships

from:Bangladesh
Egypt
India
Pakistan
picture:https://static.metabrainz.org/irombook/gopichant/gopichant.png [info]
Wikidata:Q1236670 [info]
other databases:https://saisaibatake.ame-zaiku.com/gakki/gakki_jiten_gopichant.html [info]