Rabāb

Unknown maker

Medium: wood, mother-of-pearl, gut, skin, bone
Dimensions: L. 18 3/8 × W. 4 15/16 × D. 2 3/4 in. (46.7 × 12.5 × 7 cm) Bow L. 17 11/16 in. (45 cm) Width Lower bout: 12.5 cm.; Waist: 8.3 cm.; At fingerboard: 10.5 cm. Upper section Length: Width: At nut: 2.5 cm. Body Depth: 7 cm. Length of Pegbox: 11.8 cm.
Culture: Algerian or Moroccan
Department: Musical Instruments
Classification: Chordophone-Lute-bowed-unfretted
Dated: 19th century
Pixels: 534 × 720
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Rabāb. 19th century. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.