Egypt
Egyptian

Wood, coconut shell, twine, bamboo, nylong strings
20th century
Height: 31 inches
Chordophone – Lute-bowed-unfretted

A two-string spike lute (fiddle) with tooled neck and bottom spoke (foot), called Rabāba or kamānja agūz, used today to accompany folk singers.  The horsehair strings pass over a coconut resonator covered with skin.  This fiddle is used to accompany folk singers and is held vertical when played.