Lute
84-7-192
From: Africa (uncertain) | Near East (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: African
| Native Name | Tanbur |
| Object Number | 84-7-192 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Arabic |
| Provenience | Africa (uncertain) | Near East (uncertain) |
| Culture Area | North Africa |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Wood | Mother-of-Pearl | Wire |
| Description | Tanbur - Wood, pear-shaped body with ridge at back. Wood belly with 2 discs of mother of pearl on one side. Belly center leads into fingerboard; small holes grouped to form design. Neck has 7 discs of mother of pearl, gut frets (5 remain) fixed metal bridge over which strings pass from pegs. Neck ends in point; no real peg box. 3 t-shaped pegs;2 frontal, 1 lateral. Wire strings. String holder at end of body - wood with 3 grooves. Poor condition; body back badly cracked; frets loose. cf: Sachs pp. 255-256. |
| Length | 51.5 cm |
| Width | 10.5 cm |
| Depth | 11 cm |
| Credit Line | Received from various sources, pre-1984 |
| Other Number | DAS N - Other Number |
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