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Kuntigis

Scope note

Small single-string plucked lutelike chordophones of the Songhai peoples of Niger and northern Nigeria, with a short neck and a soundbox made either of a half-calabash or of metal.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300042106

Term used for

kontiguis
kuntijis

Equivalent Terms used

kuntigi

Created

13yrs ago

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