195 Bedouin with a one-string violin, the body of the instrument is a wooden frame over which a piece of hide has been stretched. With a violin bow he played a very lively tune, the finger of the left hand only pressing lightly against the one string to alter the tone
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195 Bedouin with a one-string violin, the body of the instrument is a wooden frame over which a piece of hide has been stretched. With a violin bow he played a very lively tune, the finger of the left hand only pressing lightly against the one string to alter the tone. Man playing a square string instrument outside with a bow
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