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Kamānche (incomplete)
The collection record classifies this work as musical instrument. It is dated 1875–1900. Recorded culture or place: Northern Iran (Caucasian, maybe Azerbaijan, or Kashmir).
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- Museum title
- Kamānche (incomplete)
- Date
- 1875–1900
- Culture / origin
- Northern Iran (Caucasian, maybe Azerbaijan, or Kashmir)
- Materials and technique
- Wood, hide, and bone
- Dimensions
- Overall: 58.5 x 26.8 cm (23 1/16 x 10 9/16 in.)
- Artist / maker
- Not specified by the museum
- Museum
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Accession number
- 1918.353
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The following description is reproduced from the Cleveland Museum of Art’s original English record.
Kamānche is a Persian term first used in the 10th century to describe an instrument that is sounded with a bow. From there, bowed instruments spread to Byzantium, Central Asia, the Far East, and then to Europe. In Egypt, it is known as the rabāb, a term known throughout the Islamic world from North Africa to Southeast Asia. The names of musical instruments often reveal origin, context, or musical function. In Europe, North Africa, and Asia where contact with Middle Eastern culture occurred, variations of Arabic and Persian terms for instruments are widespread. Usually, related names refer to similar instruments; however, this is not always true. Among these "floating terms" are the names zūrna, rabāb, kāmanja, nāy, and dombak.
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The Cleveland Museum of Art · The Charles G. King Jr. collection; Gift of Ralph King in memory of Charles G. King Jr. · CC0
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