NANGA  , the most See also:

• PRIMITIVE

primitive See also:

• FORM (Lat. forma)

form of the See also:

• ANCIENT
• ANCIENT (also spelt ANTIENT; derived, through the Fr. ancien, old, from the late Lat. antianum, from ante, before)

ancient See also:

• EGYPTIAN

Egyptian See also:

• HARP (Fr. harpe; Ger. Harfe; Ital. arpa)

harp . The nanga consisted of a See also:

• BOAT (0. Eng. bdt; the true etymological connexion with Dutch and Ger. boot, Fr. bateau, Ital. battello presents great difficulties; Celtic forms are from O. Eng.)

boat-shaped or vaulted See also:

• BODY

body of See also:

• WOOD, ANTHONY A2 (1632-1695)
• WOOD, JOHN GEORGE (1827—1889)
• WOOD, MRS HENRY [ELLEN] (1814—1887)
• WOOD, SEARLES VALENTINE (1798—188o)

wood, the back of which was divided down the centre by a See also:

• SOUND
• SOUND, THE (Danish Oresund)

sound See also:

• BAR
• BAR (0. Fr. barre, Late Lat. barra, origin unknown)
• BAR, CONFEDERATION OF
• BAR, FRANCOIS DE (1538-1606)
• BAR, THE

bar built into the back; on this bar was fixed a cylindrical stick See also:

• ROUND (O. Fr. rond, Lat. rotundus, the Fr. is the source also of Du. rond; Ger., Swed., Dan. and Nor. rond)

round which one end of the strings .was See also:

• WOUND (O. Eng. wund,connected with a Teutonic verb, meaning to strive, fight, suffer, seen in O. Eng. winnan, whence Eng. " win ")

wound, the soundboard or See also:

• PARCHMENT

parchment being stretched over the back without interfering with the stick . The other end of the strings was fastened to pegs set in the See also:

• SIDE
• SIDE (mod. Eski Adalia)

side of a curved See also:

• NECK (O. Eng. hnecca; the word appears in many Teutonic languages; cf. Dutch ride, Ger. Nacken; in O. E. the common word was heals; cf. Ger. Hals)

neck, so that the strings did not See also:

• LIE, JONAS LAURITZ EDEMIL (1833—1908)
• LIE, MARIUS SOPHUS (1842–1899)

lie directly over the soundboard . There were but 3 or 4 strings, one See also:

• NOTE
• NOTE (Lat. nota, mark, sign, from noscere, to know)

note only being obtained from each . Some of these nangas are to be seen at the See also:

• BRITISH

British Museum .