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Portrait photo of Obshchestvennyia uveseleniia Sredneaziiatsev. Muzykanty. "Surnaichi"

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Photograph shows a man playing a long necked instrument called a karnay. The caption for this image is incorrect.

Illus. in: Turkestanskīĭ alʹbom, chastʹ ėtnograficheskai︠a︡..., 1871-1872, part 2, vol. 2, pl. 82.

A comprehensive visual survey of Central Asia undertaken after imperial Russia assumed control of the region in the 1860s. Commissioned by General Konstantin Petrovich von Kaufman (1818–82), the first governor-general of Russian Turkestan.

Musical instruments from Central Asia include the dombra, a long-necked lute with a distinctive twangy sound; the komuz, a three-stringed lute made from wood; and the rubab, a plucked string instrument with a deep, resonant sound. Other instruments from the region include the chang, a type of harp; the daf, a large frame drum; and the surnai, a type of oboe. Central Asian music often features intricate rhythms and melodies, and many traditional songs are accompanied by dance.

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turkic peoples music musicians asia central wind instruments albumen prints ethnographic photographs portrait photographs russian asia obshchestvennyia uveseleniia sredneaziiatsev obshchestvennyia uveseleniia sredneaziiatsev muzykanty surnaichi 1865 russia russian empire 19th century history of russia photo ultra high resolution high resolution library of congress
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01/01/1865
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Types of Nationalities in the Turkestan

Part of a comprehensive visual survey of Russian Empire's Central Asia

Musical instruments - Central Asia

Musical instruments from Central Asia, 1900s.
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Turkmenistan ,  38.96972, 59.55628
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