The Apkhyarta (Ap'hyartsa) is a bowed long-neck lute from Abkhazia.

[1] It has 1-2 strings and is played in Abkhazia.

Also called Ap’hyartsa, it comes with a narrow spindle-shaped frame, played with a bow and usually carved from alder wood.

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