Kissar

Family: String

Also Known as: Kissir, Tanbour, Gytarah barbaryeh, Tambour

Description:  It is a lyre that has a shallow, round bowl of wood that is covered with a soundboard of sheepskin. The strings are plucked by the right hand and occasionally the left hand plays a soft drone accompaniment by twaning the strings.

Wikimedia: Category:Kissar

Origin: Egypt and Sudan

Usage and History: The Kissar is played by singers, minstrel, and spirit healers on important occasions, such as weddings. They are also the leading instrument in small bands.

Images: 

https://api.europeana.eu/api/v2/thumbnail-by-url.json?size=w400&type=IMAGE&uri=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mimo-international.com%2Fmedia%2FKMKG-MRAH%2FIMAGE%2F0390_2.jpg (Europeana Collections, Kissar)

http://www.mimo-international.com/media/CM/IMAGE/CMIM000028889.jpg (Philharmonie De Paris, Side view of Kissar)

Appearance: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2fwlOONLwg (Rammadan Aswan playing Heela Heela He on the Kissar)

Relationships: it is similar to the Tanbura (bowl lyre of the Middle East) and the Krar (lyre from Ethiopia that can be amplified) 

Sources:

https://research.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=597054&page=1&partId=1&searchText=kissar (The British Museum)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kissar (Wikipedia)

https://wsimag.com/culture/15908-the-sudanese-lyre (Wall Street International, The Sudanese Lyre)