Plucked String Instruments from Around the World

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  1. 3. This 3 stringed instrument is from the Okinawan islands, with a snakeskin covered body
  2. 5. Tiny instrument with 10 strings (5 pairs), from the Andean Mountains of South America
  3. 9. Japanese harp type instrument that lays flat, and has moveable bridges
  4. 11. Russian guitar style instrument that comes in a variety of sizes, only 3 strings, triangular shaped.
  5. 12. Indian instrument that must be played seated on the floor
  6. 13. Very small instrument, originally from Portugal but is a staple of Hawaiian music.
  7. 14. A traditional Persian or Arabic instrument with no frets and a round body, dating all the way back to 3000B.C.
Down
  1. 1. Stringed instrument often associated with American Folk and Bluegrass music
  2. 2. A pear shaped instrument with four strings, and frets, from China. Created during the Han dynasty.
  3. 4. Created from bamboo, this instrument has strings running the length of the bamboo with moveable bridges, creating a tube zither. National instrument of Madagascar
  4. 6. A large Mexican guitar often used in mariachi bands, similar to a bass.
  5. 7. A large West African instrument made out of a Calabash gourd, that is played like a harp, has 21 strings
  6. 8. Long mandolin style instrument, originally a Turkish instrument, but became the national instrument of Greece
  7. 10. A predecessor to the guitar, bowl shaped back, created during the Renaissance time period, used for classical music