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  • Rabab, Tun wood, Indian (north)

Rabab

#9319

ca. 1885

Tun wood

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Description

In the 19th century when this Rabab was collected it was sometimes called a rudra vina, a Sanskrit term now associated the north Indian stick zither, the bin.

9319. Rabab

Additional Information

Dimensions
L. 114.3 cm (45 in.); D. 29.8 cm (11-3/4 in.)
Credit
The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
Accession Number
89.4.170

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