Kamānche (incomplete)

Cleveland Museum of Art

The incomplete Kamānche by an unknown artist shows a stringed instrument with a round body and a long neck. The body is decorated with a pattern of black and beige stripes, with small beige and black designs within. A beige skin or membrane covers the front of the body. Two thin strings are stretched across the body, attached to a brown stick that crosses the body. A long neck made of dark wood or metal extends from the body, with a series of rectangular and cylindrical shapes. A brown string wraps around the top of the neck. The instrument sits on a gray surface with a dark background.