Pena
E566346
bowed lute
folk instrument
musical instrument
ritual instrument
string instrument
traditional instrument
Pena is a traditional bowed lute-like musical instrument central to the cultural and ritual music of the Meitei people of Manipur in Northeast India.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bowed lute
ⓘ
folk instrument ⓘ musical instrument ⓘ ritual instrument ⓘ string instrument ⓘ traditional instrument ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Meitei culture
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Meitei traditional festivals ⓘ Sanamahism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalRole |
central to Meitei cultural music
ⓘ
central to Meitei ritual music ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Meitei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
folk music
ⓘ
narrative music ⓘ ritual music ⓘ |
| hasPart |
bow
ⓘ
neck ⓘ resonator ⓘ string ⓘ |
| intangibleHeritageStatus | considered part of Manipur’s traditional heritage ⓘ |
| material |
animal skin
ⓘ
horsehair (for the bow) ⓘ wood ⓘ |
| numberOfStrings | 1 ⓘ |
| performanceContext |
accompaniment to singing
ⓘ
ritual performance ⓘ solo performance ⓘ |
| playedWith | bow ⓘ |
| player | pena player ⓘ |
| playerTitle | pena khongba (traditional term for performer) ⓘ |
| region | Northeast India ⓘ |
| soundProduction | bowed ⓘ |
| status | endangered traditional instrument ⓘ |
| teachingMethod | oral tradition ⓘ |
| tuning | variable traditional tuning ⓘ |
| usedBy | Meitei people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
courtly traditions (historically)
ⓘ
religious ceremonies ⓘ storytelling ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Manipur
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northeast India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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