Qānūn
Object type: Qānūn
Department: Musical Instruments
Culture: Turkish
Date: 19th century
Medium: Wood; parchment; gut strings; mother-of-pearl, ivory, bone, ebony inlay; shells; gold foil; metal; brass
Dimensions: D. 3 11/16 × L. 38 1/16 × W. 15 1/2 in. (9.3 × 96.6 × 39.4 cm)
Classification: Chordophone-Zither-plucked
Geography:     Turkey  
Credit line: The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
Accession year: 1889