Winter Palace of the Bogd Khan in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. The horsehead on the Morin Khuur, leaning against a pillar

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Morin Khuur (Mongolian: "морин хуур") - the national instrument of is a typical Mongolian two-stringed instrument. The body and the neck are carved from wood. The end of the neck has the form of a horse-head and the sound is similar to that of a violin or a cello.

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