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Details of the gusle fiddle, played by Slavko Goranović. The top part "glava" is carved as a male goat (Vučje, 2019)
Part of the gusle with a long neck, at the end of which an animal’s head is carved (Vučje, 2019)
Characters of national heroes can often be found on the one-stringed fiddle "gusle", here Montenegrin ruler Petar II Petrović Njegoš (Vučje, 2019)
Traditional kinds of Montenegrine flute, the "diple" (pipe, below) and "dvojenice" or "svirale" (double flute, top) (Nikšić, 2019)
Private collection of traditional Montenegrine "frule" (flute), "diple" (pipe), "dvojenice" (double flute) and harmonica (Nikšić, 2019)
Montenegrine "dvojenice" (double flute) (Nikšić, 2019)
"Frula", the simple flute (Nikšić, 2019)
A gusle collection and a picture of the Montenegrin ruler Petar II Petrović Njegoš at Durutović’s place (Brezna, 2019)
The šargija is a long necked chordophone, characteristic to the Muslim population, similar to the Turkish saz (Rožaje, 2019)
"Preslica", the spindle for wool spinning (Nikšić 2019)
A specific and unusual figure, engraved on the neck of a gusle, resembling symbols from the Illyric period (Rožaje, 2019)
A gusle player with a bow (Vučje, 2019)
The body of a gusle consists of the "varjaca" (bout) covered with goat’s skin. The "vrat" (string) is stretched from the "izdanak" (tailpiece) over the "konjič" (bridge) up to the "ključ" (pegs) and the "glava" (scroll) (Rožaje, 2019)
At the top of this gusle a horse head and a national hero is carved (Rožaje, 2019)
Gusle with a crooked bow (Tunjevo, 2019)
Tambura or tamburica (tambourine) (Brezna, 2019)
Old gusle (Brezna, 2019)
A part of the long neck at the top of a fiddle, with a carved goat head (Brezna, 2019)
Long neck of a gusle with a goat head (Brezna, 2019)
Gusle scroll with a mythological scene (Brezna, 2019)
Gusle scroll with a mythological scene (Brezna, 2019)
Particular engraving in the scroll of a gusle, showing oriental ornaments (Rožaje, 2019)
A gusle, topped with a figure depicting Saint George fighting with a dragon (Brezna, 2019)
A gusle, topped with an engraving of Prince-Bishop Petar II Petrović Njegoš, and a crooked bow made in the shape of a wolf (Brezna, 2019)
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