kamancheh

kamancheh is a spike bowl lute or kemenche.

Also recorded as kamānches; kamanche; kamāncheh.

Overview

Bowed string instrument of Iranian origin used in Persian, Azerbaijani, Armenian, Kurdish, Georgian, Turkmen, and Uzbek music with slight variations in the structure of the instrument.

In detail

It is associated with Iran and Azerbaijan.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “Kamancheh”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q290951: kamancheh

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