page_title: Kwitra
hierarchical_section_title: Kwitra
caption_attribution_description: English: Exhibit in the National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC, USA. This artwork is in the public domain because the artist died more than 70 years ago. Photography was permitted in the museum without restriction.
context_page_description: The Kwitra; Arabic الكوترة or عود أندلسي; is an Algerian stringed instrument, sometimes referred to as the Algerian lute. It is a regional instrument in the Lute family of instruments, related to Italian chitarra.
  It has 8 strings in 4 courses. It is tuned G3 G3, E4 E4, A3 A3, D4 D4. The traditional strings are made of animal intestines. They usually have a carved soundhole in the shape of a bowl or vase.
context_section_description: The Kwitra  (also kouitra and quitra); Arabic الكوترة or عود أندلسي (literally Andalusian Oud); is an Algerian stringed instrument, sometimes referred to as the Algerian lute. It is a regional instrument in the Lute family of instruments, related to Italian chitarra.
  It has 8 strings in 4 courses. It is tuned G3 G3, E4 E4, A3 A3, D4 D4. The traditional strings are made of animal intestines. They usually have a carved soundhole in the shape of a bowl or vase.
caption: Kwitra
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