horsehead fiddle

English

Alternative forms

Noun

horsehead fiddle (plural horsehead fiddles)

  1. (music) Any of several Tuvan and Mongolian traditional stringed instruments, especially the igil or the morin khuur, characterized by the head of a horse being carved into its headstock.

See also

  • Appendix:Glossary of chordophones
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