Gunibri

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late 19th century · tortoise-shell · Musical Instruments

Gunibri is a oval or rectangular plucked lute with a oval or rectangular body covered with skin which is often decorated. The body may be wood, gourd or torotise shell. Towards the lower end an opening in the skin belly reveals the forked end of the wood neck to which the strings are attached. These folk instruments, distributed from Northwest Africa (Senegal and Morroco) across North Africa, resemble ancient Egyptian lutes.

Artist

Unknown

Date

late 19th century

Medium

tortoise-shell

Culture

Moroccan

Department

Musical Instruments

Credit line

The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889