jantar (Rajasthani stick zither)

~ String instrument

Description

Stick zither from Rajasthan. It is made of wood with at least two large gourd resonators, the strings rest on very high frets.

Not to be confused with the 13th century tritantri-vina which evolved into the bin via a five-string stick-zither also known as "jantar".

Relationships

from:Rajasthan, India
type of:stick zither
picture:https://static.metabrainz.org/irombook/jantar/jantar.png [info]
Wikidata:Q105394052 [info]
other databases:https://saisaibatake.ame-zaiku.com/musical_instrument/gakki_jiten_jantar_rajasthan_india.html [info]