Circassian Culture and Folklore - The oldest (documented), and still intact (sans the strings and bow), three-stringed Circassian violin (шыкIэпшынэ; Shich'epshine). Dimensions: 80 x 13 x 6 cm. Weight: 479 g. Materials:
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A STRING INSTRUMENT, wood, leather and rope, Africa first half of the 20th century, length 39,5 cm. - Bukowskis
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