Kanklės
The kanklės (Lithuanian: [ˈkɐŋʲkʲlʲeːs]) is a Lithuanian plucked string instrument (chordophone) belonging to the Baltic box zither family known as the Baltic psaltery, along with the Latvian kokles, Estonian kannel, Finnish kantele, and Russian gusli.
Various Aukštaitian and Samogitian kanklės in the National Museum of Lithuania, made at the end of 19th century – beginning of 20th century | |
| String instrument | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Kankliai, kunkliai, kunklaliai, kanklos, kanklys, kanklus, kunkl, kankalai |
| Classification | Plucked string instrument, chordophone, zither |
| Hornbostel–Sachs classification | 314.122 (Diatonic lute-type stringed instrument) |
| Inventor(s) | Folk instrument |
| Related instruments | |
| Kokles, kannel, kantele, gusli, zither, psaltery, dulcimer | |
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