Soussi rabāb
ALTERNATE NAME(S)
- Spike fiddle
Date1940-1960 ca.
Place MadeMorocco, Africa
Serial No.none
SignednoneMarkingsn/a
DescriptionBowed, spike fiddle
Circular resonator covered on both sides with skin (goatskin?) & sewn together at the sides
Hammered brass decorations nailed on to neck
Neck (spike) made of a soft wood stained reddish-brown
1 string made of a number of horsehairs bound together
String attached to lateral peg
Low bridge of wood
The string runs not above the neck but at an angle by its left side. The string is stopped by being touched on the side
DimensionsLength: 29”
Resonator diameter: 9”
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number04054
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1750 ca.
1940-1960 ca.
