Rubab
#9367early 20th century
Wood and various materials
Whakaahuatanga
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
Additional Information
- Ngā Ahu
- 35 × 7 3/16 × 8 7/16 in. (88.9 × 18.3 × 21.5 cm)
- Whiwhinga
- 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
- Tau Whakauru
- 1990.129.2