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The dutar (Also dotar or doutar) is a traditional long-necked two-stringed lute found in Central Asia. Its name comes from the Persian word for "two stings", dotar (do "two", tar "string"). When played, the strings are plucked, not stummed. In the instrument's fifteenth century beginings in the hands of shepherds, its strings were made from animal intestines. With the coming of the Silk Road, the strings were woven from silk. Modern instruments also have silk strings.
The dutar has a warm, dulcet tone. Typical sizes for the pear-shaped instrument range from one to two meters.
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