Publication Date
The first half of the twentieth century
Publication Place
-
World Museum, Vienna
Subject
Wood, leather
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
الارتفاع : 100 سم ، العرض : 97 سم ، القطر : 12 سم
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
97.421
Record ID
object;EPM;at;Mus23;15;ar
Library Location
World Museum, Vienna
Date
The first half of the twentieth century
Notes
The piece is a four-, five- or six-stringed lyre whose rounded sound box has an extended bag with two holes called eyes (in Arabic, Ayn). Protruding diagonally from the sound box are two wooden pieces connected by two cross bars of different heights, almost forming a trapezoid. The two wooden pieces and the two cross bars are wrapped with colored ribbons, pearl strings and brushes and decorated with seashells and amulets. The tambura is the most important instrument and is considered to have been inspired by the masters, who were teachers who would converse with their possessors. During zar (a form of dance therapy that shows some connection with formal Islam) occasions in North and East Africa, the tamboura is placed on a sacrifice table (chair) along with a host of necessary items such as candles, flowers, foods, and incense.
Sample Text
“Litar (Tambora)” within Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;at;Mus23;15;ar
