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Kontigi (Flute)

Kontigi (Flute) is classified as a string instrument. Associated with Nigeria.

Kontigi (Flute)

Picture of a kontigi, a one string African lute of the Hausa people. Soundbox made from oval-shaped sardine can.

Amadouibrahim2 · This is a cropped image, the original a Wikimedia Commons image, File:Instruments de musique traditionnelle au Musée BOUBOU HAMA de Niamey.jpg · CC BY-SA 4.0

Field
string instrument
Region
Nigeria
Related practice
string · wood · bronze

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Kontigi (Flute) is classified as a string instrument. Associated with Nigeria.

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