Quwaytara
A smaller, narrower, and more decorative variant of the Arab ūd, the quwaytara is now found only in Algeria. Its name means "Andalusian ūd," referencing music introduced to North Africa by Moors following their expulsion from Iberia at the end of the fifteenth century. This beautiful version features a vase-shaped Tree of Life soundhole.
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