Kinnari

Kinnari (Sans., Mal., Tamil), bamboo *stick zither of S. India, of great antiquity, with 2 or 3 metal strings, 12 raised frets, and 3 gourd resonators. The strings are stretched one above the other over a high, notched bridge, and attached to very long lateral and frontal pegs. The lower end of the stick terminates in a carved head. The large central gourd is flanked by 2 smaller ones. Nowadays the kinnari is played only by members of lower castes (173, 179). Sort…