Quwaytara

Moroccan

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 681

A smaller, narrower, and more decorative variant of the Arab ūd, the quwaytara is now found only in Algeria. Its name means "Andalusian ūd," referencing music introduced to North Africa by Moors following their expulsion from Iberia at the end of the fifteenth century. This beautiful version features a vase-shaped Tree of Life soundhole.

Quwaytara, Wood, mother-of-pearl, Moroccan

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Quwaytara, Wood, mother-of-pearl, Moroccan
Quwaytara, Wood, mother-of-pearl, Moroccan
Quwaytara, Wood, mother-of-pearl, Moroccan

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