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Charango

Instruments
The charango is a small Andean stringed instrument of the lute family, from the Quechua and Aymara populations in the territory of the Altiplano in post-Colonial times, after European stringed instruments were introduced by the Spanish during... Wikipedia
Instrument family: Plucked string instrument
Family: lute family
Developed: Early 18th century (perhaps earlier)
Hornbostel–Sachs classification: 321.321-5; (Composite chordophone sounded by the bare fingers)
Other names: Quirquincho, Mulita, Tatu, Kirki