Vīnā kunju

Vīnā kunju fiddle of the W. coast of India, with shallow circular body surmounted by shoulders forming a slender neck. A single fiber or twine string is secured to a lateral peg. It is an instr. of the Pulluvan of Malabar, India, a tribe of serpent worshipers (179). Sambamoorthy, P. Catalogue of the Musical Instruments Exhibited in the Government Museum, Madras. 1931.