The t'yngryng (or tyngryn, tïgrïk) is a musical instrument of the Nivkh people (formerly called Gilyak) of Sakhalin Island in the Russian Far East. It is a one-string fiddle, played in the lap with a bow, with a body of birch-bark and a soundboard made of fish skin.[1]
See also edit
- Huchir, a spike-fiddle of the Buryat Mongols
- Dudumanku, a one-string fiddle of the Oroch people
- Ducheke, a Nanai instrument
References edit
- ^ Timothy L. Gall (May 2009). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Life: Europe. Gale. ISBN 978-1-4144-6430-5. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
External links edit
- Nivkhi Music at Ensemblexxi.org
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