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Rebab; necked fiddles

Rebab, fiddle, and bow. The waisted body of hardwood inlaid with mother-of- pearl leaves on the back, and a six pointed star in mother-of-pearl on the front of the neck. Skin soundtable. Two strings.

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  • Materials:resin, metal, hair, horn, copper alloy, FI, bone, mother of pearl, hide, wood
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  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:321.321-71 necked bowl lutes sounded by bowing with a bow
  • Repository:Horniman Museum and Gardens