Product

Ektara Single String Indian Folk Musical Instrument, 

Description

 Ektara or Iktara is a one-string instrument most often used in traditional  music from Bangladesh, India, Egypt, and Pakistan. In origin the ektara was a regular string instrument of wandering bards and minstrels from India and is plucked with one finger. The ektara usually has a stretched single string, an animal skin over a head (made of dried pumpkin/gourd, wood or coconut) and pole neck. Nowadays the ektara is widely used by folk singers especially by Sufi singers in Punjab and Sindh. Traditional and modern forms of bhangra sometimes use an ektara or tumbi to accompany the singer and dhol.

 Material

 Wood

Size

  54.8 x 15.4 x 14.8 cm

The size is approximate. Because this is a handmade product, size can fluctuate up to 2 to 3 CM.

Weight

260 Gram

The weight is approximate. Because this is a handmade product, weight can fluctuate up to 100 Gram

Professional 

Product  Code

IM-Ektara-01

  Product will be shipped from India