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Erhu

Scope note

Chinese spike fiddles having two strings, a long neck of hardwood with two tuning pegs at the upper end, and a tubular, hexagonal, or octagonal resonator covered at one end with snakeskin. They are played with a horsehair bow which passes between the two strings.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000214034

Broader Terms used

spike fiddles

Term used for

erh hu
erh-hu

Created

13yrs ago

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