kobyz
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The kobyz or qobyz, also known as the kylkobyz, is an ancient Turkic bowed string instrument, spread among Kazakhs, Karakalpaks, Bashkirs, and Tatars. The Kyrgyz variant is called the ).
Key facts
- Instrument.name
- Kobyz
- Instrument.image
- Musical instruments on display at the MIM (14351816715).jpg
- Instrument.classification
- Bowed string instrument
- Instrument.related
- Byzantine lira Byzaanchy Calabrian Lira Cretan lira Gadulka Gusle Gudok Igil Morin Khuur Kamancheh Kemenche Rebec Rebab
- Intangible heritage.ICH
- Art of crafting and playing Kobyz
- Intangible heritage.Country
- Uzbekistan
- Intangible heritage.ID
- 02329
- Intangible heritage.Region
- APA
- Intangible heritage.Year
- 2025
- Intangible heritage.Session
- 20th
- Intangible heritage.List
- Need of Urgent Safeguarding
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- musical instrument
- Country of origin
- Kazakhstan
- Image
- Kazakhstan postage stamp depicting a Kobyz.png
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- Commons category
- Kobyz
- intangible cultural heritage status
- List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- In Kazakh music
- In Karakalpak music
- In Tatar music
- In Kyrgyz music
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
The kobyz or qobyz, also known as the kylkobyz, is an ancient Turkic bowed string instrument, spread among Kazakhs, Karakalpaks, Bashkirs, and Tatars. The Kyrgyz variant is called the ).
The kobyz has two strings made of horsehair. The resonating cavity is usually covered with goat leather.
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