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Rebec

18th century
Not on view
Nowhere else than in rural Estremadura did the medieval tradition of the rebec continue for so long. The fingerboard of this instrument, made from a local wood, was fashioned from a viol.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Rebec
  • Date: 18th century
  • Geography: Spain?
  • Culture: Spanish?
  • Medium: Wood, various materials
  • Dimensions: L. 51.4 cm (20-1/4 in.); Maximum width 12.6 cm (4-15/16 in.)
  • Classification: Chordophone-Lute-bowed-unfretted
  • Credit Line: The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
  • Object Number: 89.4.514
  • Curatorial Department: Musical Instruments

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