Dulcimer

Santur

A1079

From: Turkey (Country)

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Native Name Santur | Qanun
Object Number A1079
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Turkey (Country)
Section Near Eastern
Materials Wood
Description

Kanoon. Right angle trapezoid. Wooden with carved designs showing hollow inside. Rectangular end in 4 compartments covered with thin membrane. Moveable wooden bridge extends width between membrane and sound board. Permanent wooden bridge along slanted side. 23 rows of 2 wooden pegs holding gut strings which attach at rectangular end through holes. Mounted carved wood designs on sides - reddish in color. Bottom of instrument also red in color. Poor condition. Membrane warped and detached. Sound board badly cracked. Moveable bridge missing 1 leg. 7 pegs missing.

Lenth longest side: 88.5 cm. Length slanted side: 77 cm. Length rectangular end (width): 39.5 cm. Height: 5 cm.

Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Sarah (William D.) Frishmuth, 1900
Other Number C-152 - Seder Number

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