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Toufighe Jahromi American
The instrument was used by the recording artist Mohammad El Bakkar, who recorded many well-known albums of Arabic music. Mr. El Bakkar was Lebanese and appeared in the musical "Fannie".
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Title: Ūd
Maker:
Toufighe Jahromi
Date: ca. 1928
Geography: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Culture: American
Medium: Wood, metal and nylon strings, celluloid
Dimensions: 32 9/16 × 14 × 3 5/16 in. (82.7 × 35.5 × 8.4 cm)
Classification: Chordophone-Lute-plucked-unfretted
Credit Line: Gift of Rosalind K. Frey, in memory of Sidney Frey and Mohammed El Bakkar, 1988
Object Number: 1988.278
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