| Native Name | Rebab |
| Object Number | 29-201-638A |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Morocco |
| Culture Area | North Africa |
| Creator | Cotheel |
| Date Made | 1875-1899 |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Mahogany | Ebony Wood | Mother-of-Pearl | Metal | Parchment |
| Technique | Inlaid | Carved |
| Description | Rebab. 2 gut strings. Polished mahogany back with mother of pearl and metal inlay. Parchment face; ebony neck front with inlay and carved out circular designs. 2 spool-like wooden pegs (lateral). Peg box curves back from neck. Neck is as wide as body where the 2 join and tapers slightly towards pegbox. Horsehair box (29-201-638b) should be with instrument. "This was made by Cotheel, the best instrument maker in Morocco." |
| Length | 57 cm |
| Width | 11.4 cm |
| Depth | 9.8 cm |
| Credit Line | Williams Moroccan Expedition; Talcott Williams and Sophia Wells Royce Williams, 1898 |
| Other Number | T.W.339 - Collector Number |
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