Dayak lute

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The Dayak lute, also known as the sapeh or sape, is a traditional plucked string instrument of the Dayak people of Borneo, used in both ritual and folk music.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf musical instrument
plucked string instrument
traditional musical instrument
associatedWith Dayak ritual ceremonies
harvest festivals
healing rituals
bodyMaterial wood
classification chordophone
construction carved from a single block of wood
culturalRegion Central Borneo NERFINISHED
Kalimantan, Indonesia NERFINISHED
Sarawak, Malaysia NERFINISHED
culturalStatus symbol of Dayak identity
decoratedWith Dayak motifs
floral carvings
geometric carvings
mythological figures
hasName sampe NERFINISHED
sape
sapeh
sapek
hasStrings 2
3
4
hasStringType plucked
modernUse fusion music
stage concerts
world music performances
neckType long neck
originatesFrom Borneo NERFINISHED
playedWith fingers
playingPosition held horizontally
rested on the player’s lap
playingTechnique plucking
relatedInstrument boat lute
kacapi
kutiyapi
soundboardMaterial wood
soundHolePosition front of the body
tuningSystem pentatonic scale
usedBy Dayak people NERFINISHED
usedFor dance accompaniment
folk music
ritual music
storytelling accompaniment
usedIn Borneo NERFINISHED
Brunei NERFINISHED
Kalimantan NERFINISHED
Sabah NERFINISHED
Sarawak NERFINISHED

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sapeh (lute) hasAlternativeName Dayak lute
subject surface form: sapeh