Kamānche (incomplete)

Title	Kamānche (incomplete)
Date	1875–1900 19th century
Medium	Wood, hide, and bone
Classification	Musical Instrument
Origin	Northern Iran (Caucasian, maybe Azerbaijan, or Kashmir)
Holding institution	The Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit line	Kamānche (incomplete), 1875–1900. Northern Iran (Caucasian, maybe Azerbaijan, or Kashmir). Wood, hide, and bone; overall: 58.5 x 26.8 cm (23 1/16 x 10 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Charles G. King Jr. collection; Gift of Ralph King in memory of Charles G. King Jr., 1918.353
Rights	Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

Subjects: Historical scientific diagrams

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“Kamānche (incomplete)” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated 1875–1900. It is executed in wood, hide, and bone and classified as musical instrument. In this archive it sits within the historical scientific diagrams tradition. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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