Explore

Showing results

Hide images

Pibe

Necked bowl lute. Body and neck carved from single block of wood. One sound hole under bridge and two crescentic sound holes on either side of table. Reverse inlaid with mother of pearl.

  • Culture:
  • Period:
  • Materials:Wood; Shell; Bone; Silk; Tortoise-shell;
  • Specific materials/techniques:
  • Decorative elements:
  • Inscriptions:
  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:
  • Repository:Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge
  • Measurements:L: 950mm; W: 308mm; H: 185mm