Pināka

Pināka (Sans., Beng.), *musical bow of N. India, without resonator, tapped with a little stick. The invention of the bow as a musical instr. is attributed to Siva. Also called pināka vīnā (17, 176). Sort by:DefaultAuthorTitleDateAscendingDescending Balfour, Henry. The Natural History of the Musical Bow. Oxford, 1899. Sachs, Curt. Reallexikon der Musikinstrumente. Berlin, 1913.