26th Apr, 2023 11:00
Asian & Islamic Works of Art
253
A LUTE (GAMBUS), NORTH SULAWESI, INDONESIA, MID-20TH CENTURY
the bulbous wood body with hide face, tapering into the hollow neck, the scrolling headstock in the form of a fish, the tailpiece (buntut) inscribed with date, reading 1.7.1955, 87cm long
The gambus is derived from the South Arabian qanbus. This example is one of two types, the gambus Melayu which has a hide resonator unlike the gambus Hadhramaut, made of wood. For a photograph of the instrument being played in Bolaang Mondondow, accompanied by a drum, see Kunst 1994, p.176.
the bulbous wood body with hide face, tapering into the hollow neck, the scrolling headstock in the form of a fish, the tailpiece (buntut) inscribed with date, reading 1.7.1955, 87cm long
The gambus is derived from the South Arabian qanbus. This example is one of two types, the gambus Melayu which has a hide resonator unlike the gambus Hadhramaut, made of wood. For a photograph of the instrument being played in Bolaang Mondondow, accompanied by a drum, see Kunst 1994, p.176.
Auction: Asian & Islamic Works of Art, 26th Apr, 2023
