The qelutviaqJacobson, Steven A. (2012)
Yup'ik Eskimo Dictionary, 2nd edition
Alaska Native Language Center. ("''Qelutviaq'' stringed musical instrument, such as guitar, banjo, or harp.") or kelutviaqSadie, Stanley. ''The New Grove Dictionary of Musical Instruments'' volume 2 (1984) (). ("Kelutviaq. A single-string fiddle used by the of south-west Alaska and Nelson Island.") is a one-stringed lute (or fiddle) played by the

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of Nelson Island and southwest

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, United States. The

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spruce root (''negavgun'') is used for strings on the qelutviaq. The instrument was attested as recently as 1971 by ethnomusicologist Ronald Walcott.

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