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Lute (rabab)
mid-20th century
Object Place: Afghanistan
Medium/Technique
Mulberry wood, goatskin
Dimensions
Length 74.8 cm, width 14.4 cm, depth 17.5 cm (Length 29 7/16 in., width 5 11/16 in., depth 6 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Joseph R. Coolidge in memory of his wife, Peggy Stuart Coolidge
Accession Number1981.773
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsContemporary Art, Musical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Chordophones
ProvenanceBefore 1981, acquired from a friend (who exchanged a pack of cigarettes for it in the Sind Province of southern Pakistan) by Peggy Stuart Coolidge (1913-1981), New York; 1981, by inheritance to her husband, Joseph R. Coolidge (1916-1999), New York; 1981, gift of Coolidge to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 9, 1981)