Fiddle; banam

Fiddle, banam type, hollowed from a single piece of wood and decorated with a stamped pattern of concentric circles. The waisted body is in two sections; the lower is roughly cylindrical. The upper section is wider and the walls at the waist and the shoulder are shaped into points. It is open at the front. The lower part of the resonator is covered with a piece of hide, pegged onto the walls, with the fur side inwards. The pegbox is square with an open front, and two lateral pegs. It is decorated with a geometric pattern of incised lines. The finial is carved in the shape of a drummer playing a double-membrane (madar type) drum.