Apkhyarta

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The Apkhyarta (Ap'hyartsa) is a bowed long-neck lute from Abkhazia. It has 1-2 strings and is played in Abkhazia. Also called Ap’hyartsa, it comes with a narrow spindle-shaped frame, played with a bow and usually carved from alder wood.
==See also==
*Shichepshin
*Dala fandyr
*Chuurqin
*igil
*Morin khuur
==References==
Category:Necked bowl lutes
Category:Necked lutes
Category:Bowed string instruments
Category:Alphabet instruments