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NANTHUNI
Type: TAT VADYA
Nanthuni is a stringed instrument made of wood. Found in Kerala, it is mostly used by the community of musicians called Mannan for accompaniment with religious songs connected with the legend of Kannaki.
NANTHUNI in Kerala
Material: Wood
Nanthuni is around 78 centimeters in length. An all-integrated body made of a single hollowed piece of wood- including the elongated wooden belly, without parchment. Vertically placed are a bridge, 2 frets, and a nut- all of the wood. Two steel strings tied in the pegbox on the upper side and to an iron hook bar at the lower end of the belly. Mostly used by the community of musicians called Mannan for accompaniment with religious songs connected with the legend of Kannaki.
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