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Aktobe Regional Museum of History and Local Lore

A Central Asian musical instrument.
A handmade musical instrument with four bells and four ears. The body is spherical, and the surface is covered with leather. The strings are made of thin wire.
Period: 20th century.
Material: wood.
Technique: carving, turning, polishing.
Size: 70 cm.
Bow outer diameter: 5.2 cm, bow inner diameter: 3.3 cm.
Submitted by: unknown

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