Tuila

Tuila *stick zither of several aboriginal tribes of the Chota Nagpur and Orissa regions of India, made of a bamboo stick hooked at one end to keep the single string clear of the stick, and a half-gourd resonator. The tuila is held vertically, with the resonator resting against the right side of the player's chest. Also called bajah (17, 173). Sort by:DefaultAuthorTitleDateAscendingDescending Balfour, Henry. The Natural History of the Musical Bow. Oxford, 1899. Sachs, Curt. Die Musikinstrumente…