Arabian Rebab Fiddle Bowed Stringed Instrument Vintage Ad Trade Card

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Arabian Rebab Fiddle Bowed Stringed Instrument Vintage Ad Trade Card
NOTE:
THESE ARE NOT POSTCARDS
THEY ARE TRADE/ADVERTISING CARDS.
THEY ARE MUCH SMALLER THAN A STANDARD POSTCARD
AND
THERE IS ADVERTISING TEXT ON THE BACK!
THE CARD DIMENSIONS ARE APPROXIMATELY
2 5/8 '' x 1 3/8 ''  or  6.5 cm. x 3.5 cm.
THIS IS AN ORIGINAL VINTAGE TRADE - ADVERTISING CARD
ARABIAN REBAB
The rebab
variously spelled rebap, rabab, rebeb, rababa and rabeba, also known as
jawza or joza in
Iraq is a type of a bowed string instrument so named no later than the 8th century and spread via Islamic
trading routes over much of North Africa, the Middle East, parts of Europe, and the Far East.The
bowed variety often has a spike at the bottom to rest on the ground and is thus called a spike fiddle in
certain areas, but plucked versions like the kabuli rebab (sometimes referred to as the robab or rubab)
also exist.
The spike-fiddle rebab, which usually consists of a small, usually rounded body, the front of which is
covered in a membrane such as parchment or sheepskin and has a long neck attached. There is a long
thin neck with a pegbox at the end and there are one, two or three strings. There is no fingerboard. The
instrument is held upright, either resting on the lap or on the floor. The bow is usually more curved than
that of the violin.
The rebab, though valued for its voice-like tone, has a very limited range (little over an octave), and was
gradually replaced throughout much of the Arab world by the violin and kemenche. The Iraqi version of
the instrument (jawza or joza) has four strings.
GREAT IMAGE!
THE REVERSE SIDE HAS TEXT ABOUT THE IMAGE ON THE FRONT SIDE
SEE IMAGES ABOVE
THE CARD DIMENTIONS ARE APPROXIMATELY
2 5/8 '' x 1 3/8 ''  or  6.5 cm. x 3.5 cm.
NOTE:
THE IMAGE ABOVE IS LARGER THAN THE CARD
TO SHOW THE DETAIL.
THIS IS 100+ YEARS OLD
IT IS NOT PERFECT
THERE MAY BE VERY SLIGHT PAPER LOSS OTHER FLAWS
SEE IMAGES ABOVE!
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BUY 1 TO 4 TRADE ADVERTISING CARDS AND THE TOTAL TO SHIP IS
BUY 5 TRADE ADVERTISING CARDS AND SHIPPING IS FREE
NOTE:
ON LARGER INTERNATIONAL ORDERS WE MAY REQUIRE REGISTERD
MAIL AND WILL SPLIT THE COST WITH THE BUYER.
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