Rabāb
Unknown Artist
19th century
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.
Classification
Chordophone-Lute-bowed-unfretted
Culture
Algerian or Moroccan
Department
Musical Instruments
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
Accession Number
89.4.1327