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  • Rubab, Wood and various materials, Afghan

Rubab

#9367

early 20th century

Wood and various materials

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Afghanistan’s national instrument, the rubāb is also popular in northwest India and Pakistan and may be the ancestor of the sarod. Carved from a single piece of mulberry wood and covered with skin, the instrument has a lively and percussive sound. This Afghan rubāb is decorated with mother-of-pearl inlay, which accentuates the wood’s deep tones and textures.

9367. Rubab

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Dimension Dem
35 × 7 3/16 × 8 7/16 in. (88.9 × 18.3 × 21.5 cm)
Barrow
Purchase, Clara Mertens Bequest, in memory of André Mertens, by exchange; and Gift of Mark H. Handwerk, in memory of Mary Lewin Wethered Clark Handwerk, by exchange, 1990
Accession Numba
1990.129.2

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