gimbri

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gimbri

Like no. 263 [III B 57], but with a slimmer body with the long sides curved inwards. One peg, the strings, the neck wrapping and the bridge are missing. The centre line of the underside of the body is flattened and inlaid with metal bands. A notched pattern and traces of turning on the neck surface. A decoratively turned neck tip. from Ulrich Wegner: Afrikanische Saiteninstrumente, Staatliche Museen Berlin - SPK, 1984 (appendix object catalogue)

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Ethnologisches Museum
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Cultural attribution
Araber
Object type
musical instruments
Dimensions
Länge x Breite x Höhe: 60 x 11,3 x 92 cm
Länge x Breite: Resonankörper: 11,3 x 8 cm
Material/Technique
Wood, Leather
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III B 58

Provenance and sources

when
19th century
where
Morocco [Land/Region]
Fez (Fez) [Stadt]
who
Araber

who
P. Otto Zembsch (1841-05-31 - 1911-03-02) - Collectors

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