sarindas

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Scope note
Three-stringed fiddles of southern Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, having a short unfretted neck surmounted by a pegbox and a deeply waisted body of irregular shape with a skin belly over the lower part, on which rests a wood bridge. They are played held upright, with a heavy, curved bow.
sarindas
Accepted term: 29-Apr-2024