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Geomungo

Also known as 거문고 · six-string black-crane zither

Geomungo: photograph by Visviva
Photo: Visviva, Public domain, source on Wikimedia Commons

Pluck and strike six silk strings with a bamboo plectrum over 16 raised frets, following falling notes in the deep, resonant style of the geomungo.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of South Korea.

Origins

Usually placed in the era of Classical Worlds (about 1000 BCE to 500 CE), although its exact origins are uncertain, within the cultural world of Japan and Korea.

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