The instrument was attested as recently as 1971 by ethnomusicologist Ronald Walcott.[3]
References
^ abJacobson, Steven A. (2012). Yup'ik Eskimo Dictionary, 2nd edition. Alaska Native Language Center. ("Qelutviaq stringed musical instrument, such as guitar, banjo, or harp.")
^Sadie, Stanley. The New Grove Dictionary of Musical Instruments volume 2 (1984) (ISBN978-0333378786). ("Kelutviaq. A single-string fiddle used by the Inuit people [sic] of south-west Alaska and Nelson Island.")