Ģīga

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Postage stamp showing Latvian traditional instruments, amongst those the ģīga

The ģīga is a two-stringed bowed zither found in Latvia.

The instrument is descended from the psalmodicon, a bowed monochord developed in Sweden in 1829 for liturgical singing. From there it filtered down to the Latvian peasantry who added a second string for harmony.[1]

See also

  • Fiðla, a bowed zither native to Iceland

Sources

References

  1. ↑ Folklora.lv


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