Qelutviaq

The qelutviaq

Central Alaskan Yup'ik people of Nelson Island and southwest Alaska, United States. The white or black spruce root (negavgun) is used for strings on the qelutviaq.^[1]

The instrument was attested as recently as 1971 by ethnomusicologist Ronald Walcott.[3]

References

^ ^a ^b Jacobson, Steven A. (2012). Yup'ik Eskimo Dictionary, 2nd edition. Alaska Native Language Center. ("Qelutviaq stringed musical instrument, such as guitar, banjo, or harp.")
ISBN 978-0333378786). ("Kelutviaq. A single-string fiddle used by the Inuit people [sic
] of south-west Alaska and Nelson Island.")

^ Thomas F. Johnston (1976). Eskimo music by region: a comparative circumpolar study. National Museums of Canada. p. 107. Retrieved 17 April 2011.

External links

Image at Columbia University

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[yupeskdict-1] Jacobson, Steven A. (2012). Yup'ik Eskimo Dictionary, 2nd edition. Alaska Native Language Center. ("Qelutviaq stringed musical instrument, such as guitar, banjo, or harp.")

[2] ISBN 978-0333378786). ("Kelutviaq. A single-string fiddle used by the Inuit people [sic
] of south-west Alaska and Nelson Island.")

[Johnston1976-3] Thomas F. Johnston (1976). Eskimo music by region: a comparative circumpolar study. National Museums of Canada. p. 107. Retrieved 17 April 2011.

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