ghopuz

E805786

Ghopuz is a traditional Turkmen musical instrument, typically a type of jaw harp used in folk music and cultural performances.

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Label Occurrences
ghopuz canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (25)

Predicate Object
instanceOf jaw harp ⓘ
musical instrument ⓘ
traditional instrument ⓘ
aerophoneStatus not an aerophone ⓘ
classificationSystem lamellophone ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Turkmenistan ⓘ
culturalSignificance part of Turkmen musical heritage ⓘ
used in traditional rituals and gatherings ⓘ
ethnicOrigin Turkmen people ⓘ
linked to: Turkmens
material bamboo ⓘ
metal ⓘ
performanceTechnique held in the mouth ⓘ
player plucks metal or bamboo tongue ⓘ
region Central Asia ⓘ
relatedInstrument Jew's harp ⓘ
linked to: Mukkuri jaw harp

khomus ⓘ
soundProductionMethod plucked ⓘ
tongue vibration ⓘ
stringStatus not a string instrument ⓘ
typicalContext accompaniment to singing ⓘ
solo performance ⓘ
typicalUse cultural performances ⓘ
folk music accompaniment ⓘ
usedInGenre Central Asian folk music ⓘ
Turkmen folk music ⓘ

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