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
Rights
Public Domain