Name: Sarinda (in Nepali, Newari).

Type: Chordophone, bowed, short-necked scull shaped.

Region: Nepal, also played in neighboring regions, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan. Similrar shapes, sizes, but difference is in the amount of strings.

Tuning: Often players would tune the sarinda to the music played or to how the musician feels approrpriate for the song being played. There is no set standard.

Source: First specimen (Ian McKenzie), second sarinda (smaller one); vallue village (a thrift store like chain).