Tanbūr

late 1800s Overall: 58.4 x 10.5 cm (23 x 4 1/8 in.) Source image
https://clevelandart.org/art/1918.347

This long-necked lute collected in Ottoman Syria possesses traits that are Syrian, Turkish, and Iranian and provides an example of the musical interaction between cultures. It is an ancient instrument and resembles lutes used in Pharaonic Egypt and Mesopotamia. In its many for...

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