Shapar
Bagpipes from Russia
title: "Shapar" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["chuvash-people", "russian-musical-instruments", "bagpipes"] description: "Bagpipes from Russia" topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shapar" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Bagpipes from Russia ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox instrument|name=Shapar|image=Shapar Bagpipe 2.jpg|classification=Aerophone"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Bagpipe | related |
| :: |
Bagpipe|related=Shuvyr (Mari ethnic group)}} ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c2/The_Shapar_(Chuvash_Bagpipe).jpg" caption="Painting of a Shapar by honored artist of the Chuvash Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic Efeykina Adel Akimovna (1933-1999)."] ::
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a8/Shapar_Bagpipe.jpg" caption="A man playing the Shapar in traditional Chuvash clothing."] ::
The shapar (shabr, ) is a type of bagpipe of the Chuvash people of the Volga Region of Russia. The bag is usually made of a bladder; the pipe has a double-chanter bored into a single block of wood. The pipes were, until recently, played for weddings.
References
References
- Musical Instruments Museum. (2000). "Visitor's guide". Mardaga.
- (18 September 2001). "Musée des Instruments de Musique: Cornemuses européennes". Editions Mardaga.
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