QANBUS, KIBANGALA, & GABUSI
A PORTFOLIO MONOXYLE LUTES / INDEX : v.16 - July 2013 http://inthegapbetween.free.fr/pierre/GAMBUS_PROJECT/01_PORTFOLIO.pdf http://inthegapbetween.free.fr/pierre/GAMBUS_PROJECT/02_PORTFOLIO_part2.pdf http://inthegapbetween.free.fr/pierre/GAMBUS_PROJECT/03_PORTFOLIO_part3.pdf http://inthegapbetween.free.fr/pierre/GAMBUS_PROJECT/04_PORTFOLIO_part4.pdf http://inthegapbetween.free.fr/pierre/GAMBUS_PROJECT/05_PORTFOLIO_part5.pdf http://inthegapbetween.free.fr/pierre/GAMBUS_PROJECT/06_PORTFOLIO_part6.pdf http://inthegapbetween.free.fr/pierre/GAMBUS_PROJECT/07_PORTFOLIO_part7.pdf http://inthegapbetween.free.fr/pierre/GAMBUS_PROJECT/08_PORTFOLIO_part8.pdf 1
CONTENTS
http://inthegapbetween.free.fr/pierre/PORTFOLIO.pdf
Comorian Items
Yemeni items
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Item 001 Item 002 Item 003 Item 004 Item 005 Item 006 Item 007 Item 008 Item 009 Item 010 Item 011 Item 012 Item 013 Item 014 Item 015 Item 016
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Item Item Item Item Item Item Item Item
017 018 019 020 021 022 023 024
San’a (exile) San’a San’a Al-Ajami’s, San’a San’a San’a San’a San’a Al-Nunu’s, San’a San’a replica San’a House of Culture, San’a Al-Jumai’s, San’a Al-Harithi’s , San’a Mokrani’s , San’a Mokrani’s , San’a San’a curio, San’a Edimbugh museum, UK Metropolitan museum, NYC, USA Awni / Hasan Al-Ajami’s, San’a Jeff Greene, NYC, USA Metropolitan museum, NYC, USA Santa Cecilia auditorium, Italy Metropolitan museum, NYC, USA
http://inthegapbetween.free.fr/pierre/PORTFOLIO_part2.pdf Swahili items -
Item Item Item Item Item Item
101 102 103 104 105 106
Zanzibar replica Mombasa Mombasa tanzanian coast Mwanza, Tanzania Mwanza, Tanzania
Item Item Item Item Item Item Item Item Item Item Item Item Item Item Item Item Item Item Item Item
200 201 202 203 205 206 207 208 209 215 219 220 221 223 227 228 229 230 231 232
presumed Nzuani isl. Domoni, East Nzuani isl. Nzuani isl. Sima, West Nzuani isl. NW Madagascar NW Madagascar NW Madagascar NW Madagascar NW Madagascar Mjamawe, N Nzuani Mwali Mwali Mwali Mjamawe, N Nzuani Diego Suarez, Madagscar Domoni, East Nzuani isl. Domoni, East Nzuani isl. Domoni, East Nzuani isl. Mjamawe, N Nzuani Domoni, East Nzuani isl.
http://inthegapbetween.free.fr/pierre/PORTFOLIO_part3.pdf Mahore Island Items (french Comoro) -
Item Item Item Item Item Item Item Item Item Item Item Item Item Item Item Item Item Item Item Item Item Item Item Item Item Item Item Item
501 502 503 504 509 510 511 512 513 514 516 517 518 520 522 524 525 526 526 531 532 533 534 535 536 537 538 539
Boueni, South Mahore Mr Linibwe, Mahore Tsararano, East Mahore Tsararano, East Mahore Chiconi, W Mahore Acoua, NW Mahore Msangamuji, NW Mahore Chiconi, W Mahore Chiconi, W Mahore Acoua ?, N W Mahore Tsoundzou, W Mahore Msangamuji, NW Mahore Mwali / Dzoumogne Chirongui, S-E Mahore Mwali / Passamainty Dzoumogne, N-E Mahore Chirongui, S-E Mahore Chiconi, W Mahore Chiconi, W Mahore Chiconi, W Mahore Msangamuji ?, W Mahore Msangamuji ?, W Mahore Msangamuji ?, W Mahore Chiconi, W Mahore Chirongui, S-E Mahore Chiconi, W Mahore Chiconi?, W Mahore Chiconi, W Mahore
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http://inthegapbetween.free.fr/pierre/PORTFOLIO_part4.pdf PART4 : ALAM MELAYU Indonesian items (Sumatra) -
Item 301 Item 302 Item 303 Item 304 Item 301 Item 306 Item 307 Item 308 Item 309 Item 310 Item 311 Item 312 Item 313 Item 315 Item 316 Item 317 Item 318 Item 319 Item 320 Item 322 Item 323 Item 324 Item 325 Item 332 Item 333 Item 334 Item 335
Batak, Sumatra Riau, Sumatra Bengkalis?, Sumatra undefined, Sumatra Riau, Sumatra Bengkalis, Riau dct. Bengkalis, Riau dct. Penyangat (Riau isl) Penyangat (Riau isl) SE Sumatra Medan, N. Sumatra Medan, N. Sumatra Medan ?, N. Sumatra Kayu Agung, SE. Sumatra Palembang, SE. Sumatra Indonesia (tropenmuseum) Indonesia (tropenmuseum) Indonesia (tropenmuseum) Bengkalis ?, Indonesia (ebay 2012). Mr Khairul Asrar, Riau Firdaus in Siak, Riau dct, Sumatra. Firdaus in Siak, Riau dct, Sumatra Sungwai Rawa, Riau dct, Sumatra. Lampung, SE Sumatra Jambi Isl, SE Sumatra Jambi Isl, SE Sumatra Jambi Isl, SE Sumatra
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Item 336 Jambi , SE Sumatra Item 337 Lampung , SE Sumatra Item 338 Lampung , SE Sumatra
The Dambus (Bangka Isl) -
Item Item Item Item Item Item Item Item Item Item
614 624 625 626 627 628 629 630 631 632
Bangka, SE Sumatra Bangka, SE Sumatra Bangka, SE Sumatra Bangka, SE Sumatra Bangka, SE Sumatra Bangka, SE Sumatra bass ; Bangka, SE Sumatra Belitung isl, Bangka, SE Sumatra Belitung isl, Bangka, SE Sumatra Belitung isl, Bangka, SE Sumatra
Malaysian items -
Item Item Item Item Item Item Item Item Item
400 401 402 403 404 405 414 415 416
Musée de Genève Malacca Batu Pahat, Johor Batu Pahat, Johor Batu Pahat, Johor Batu Pahat, Johor Johor Baru, Johor Johor ? Johor Baru, Johor
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http://inthegapbetween.free.fr/pierre/PORTFOLIO_part5.pdf PART5 : JAVA -BORNEO
http://inthegapbetween.free.fr/pierre/PORTFOLIO_part6.pdf PART6 : LESSER SUNDA: SUMBAWA & LOMBOK (NTB)
Java -
Item Item Item Item Item
600 601 602 603 616
The Borneo case - Item 680 - Item 681 - Item 682 - Item 683 - Item 684 - Item 685 - Item 686 - Item 689 - Item 690 - Item 691 - Item 692 - Item 697 - Item 698 - Item 699 - Item 702 - Item 703 - Item 704 - Item 705 - Item 706 - Item 707 - Item 708 - Item 709 - Item 710 - Item 710 - Item 712 - Item 720
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Java Java Java Java Indonesia
Tenggarung, Kalimantan, Bornéo Tenggarung, Kalimantan, Bornéo Tenggarung, Kalimantan, Bornéo Semporna, E. Sabah, Bornéo Labuan, Sabah, Bornéo Banjarmarsin, Kalimantan, Bornéo Banjarmarsin, Kalimantan, Bornéo Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Borneo Kuching, Sarawak, Borneo Borneo ? Borneo – Metropolitan Beaufort, Sabah, Borneo Brunei, Borneo Beaufort, Sabah, Borneo Saratok, Sarawak – Hamid Penghulu Derawan isl, Sarawak Sarawak? – Kraftang Muzeum, Johore Brunei, Borneo Brunei, Borneo Brunei, Borneo Brunei, Borneo Brunei, Bornéo bruneians of Papar, Sabah bruneians of Papar, Sabah bruneians of Weston, Sabah Rainforrest museum, Kuching
Item Item Item Item Item Item Item Item Item Item Item Item Item
774 775 776 777 778 779 780 781 782 783 784 785 786
“Gambo” – Bima, Sumbawa isl., NTB “Gambo” – Bima, Sumbawa isl., NTB “Gambo” – Daha, Bima, NTB Ustd Sawal, Lombok Isl., NTB Ustd Afendi, Lombok Isl., NTB Ustd Afendi, Lombok Isl., NTB Gambo Mbojo” – Bima, Sumbawa isl., NTB Lombok Isl., NTB Lombok Isl. , NTB Lombok Isl. , NTB Lombok Isl. , NTB Mataram museum, Lombok Isl, NTB anonymous, Lombok Isl, NTB
http://inthegapbetween.free.fr/pierre/PORTFOLIO_part7.pdf PART7 : FLORES (NTT) -
Item Item Item Item Item Item Item Item Item Item Item Item
745 746 747 748 749 750 751 753 754 755 756 757
Lembata Isl, NTT, Sunda Bugis, Ende, NTT, Sunda Sikka, NTT, Sunda Labuan Bajo, SW Flores, NTT disambiguiation Bijol / Boko in Flores NTT, Sunda NTT, Sunda Ende, NTT, Sunda Ende, NTT ?, Sunda Lamaleha, NTT, Sunda Adonara, NTT, Sunda Indonesia (Vancouver museum).
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http://inthegapbetween.free.fr/pierre/PORTFOLIO_part8.pdf PART8 : SULAWESI & MOLUCCAS -
Item Item Item Item Item Item Item Item Item Item Item Item Item Item Item Item Item Item Item
851 852 853 864 866 868 869 873 874 875 876 877 878 879 880 881 884 885 886
Wakantolalo, south Sulawezi Badjao, Celebes sea Pare-Pare, south Sulawezi Isl Muna, S-E Sulawezi isl. Sulawezi Isl Pangkep, south Sulawezi Isl. Makassar, south Sulawezi Isl. Pare-Pare, south Sulawezi Isl Makassar, south Sulawezi Isl Makassar, south Sulawezi Isl Makassar, south Sulawezi Isl Makassar, south Sulawezi Isl Makassar, south Sulawezi Isl Gorontalo, north Sulawezi Isl Gorontalo, north Sulawezi Isl Gorontalo, north Sulawezi Isl Sulawezi ? Borneo? – Roma Museum Moluccas Sanana Isl, Sula arch., North Moluccas
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THE QANBUS LUTE (YEMEN)
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Item n°:
001
Lute maker : Yahya HAMID
Name : Qanbus , (San’a, Yemen)
Age / Year : made circa 1960
Owner : Pierre d’HEROUVILLE
Diamètre Di = 210 mm Le = 780 mm Lm= 47 mm Pi= 110 mm
Observations : reported to have been made by the yemeni lutemaker Yahya HAMID, Beit Al-MAHDI, San’a, when he was living in Egypt. This instrument was presumately his private item. So that QUTURI says this item was made in « Udi Misri » - egyptian wood – . The Soundbox diameter is oversized and the head-carved pegbox is the major feature. This was latter poorly repaired and decorated, possibly after the owner passed away in the 90’s. (photo : Pierre d’HEROUVILLE)
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Item n°:
001
Lute maker : Yahya HAMID
Name : Qanbus , (San’a, Yemen)
Age / Year : made circa 1960
Owner : Pierre d’HEROUVILLE
Diamètre Di = 210 mm Le = 780 mm Lm= 47 mm Pi= 110 mm
Observations : reported to have been made by the yemeni lutemaker Yahya HAMID, Beit AlMAHDI, San’a, when he was living in Egypt. This instrument was presumately his private item. So that QUTURI says this item was made in « Udi Misri » - egyptian wood – . The Soundbox diameter is oversized and the head-carved pegbox is the major feature. This was latter poorly repaired and decorated, possibly after the owner passed away in the 90’s. (photo : Pierre d’HEROUVILLE)
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Item n°:
002
Lute maker : Fuad AL QUTURI
Name : Qanbus , (San’a, Yemen)
Age / Year : made january 2006
Owner : order by Horniman Museum.
Diamètre Di = 180 mm Le = 790/850 mm Lm= 38 mm Pi= 110 mm
Observations : numerous flower-shaped carved ornamentations. Order for Horniman Museum, Forest Hill, UK Wood : Tunub
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Item n°:
Name : Qanbus , (San’a, Yemen)
002
Lute maker : Fuad AL QUTURI Owner : order by Horniman Museum
Observations : numerous flower-shaped carved ornamentations. Order for Horniman Museum, Forest Hill, UK Wood : Tunub
Picture above by Samir MOKRANI – Ghina Sana’ani preservation program, UNESCO
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Item n°:
003
Lute maker : Fuad AL QUTURI
Name : Qanbus , (San’a, Yemen)
Age / Year : made june2004
Owner : Pierre d’HEROUVILLE
Diamètre Di = 180 mm Le = 790/850 mm Lm= 36 mm Pi= 110 mm
Observations : one item in a Batch of four very similar lutes (same production batch as item 004). This Batch was formerly made in the occasion of an exhibition in the cultural Center of the french Embassy, San’a, June of 2004. Wood : Tunub
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Item n°:
004
Lute maker : Fuad AL QUTURI
Name : Qanbus , (San’a, Yemen)
Age / Year : made june 2004
Owner : Hasan AL AJAMI
Diamètre Di = 180 mm Le = 790/850 mm Lm= Pi=
mm mm
Observations : one item in a Batch of four very similar lutes (same production batch as item 003). This Batch was formerly made in the occasion of an exhibition in the cultural Center of the french Embassy, San’a, June of 2004. Unlike most of the other items of the Batch, this item was particularly decorated, and the front Design of the Pegbox is very similar with the item 002 – Horniman’s Order Wood : Tunub
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Item n°:
005
Lute maker : Fuad AL QUTURI
Name : Qanbus , (San’a, Yemen)
Age / Year : suposedly circa 1990
Owner : unknown
Diamètre Di = Le = Lm= Pi=
mm
mm mm mm
Observations : Fuad AL QUTURI has produced very few old-style copies of the vintage qanbus, after some vintage instruments of the early XXth century (see patterns, items 006 & 007 ),.. He copied the black painting, the carved ornamentations of the soundbox, the mosaic decorated neck, and imagined the extra design of the decorated skin. Two items of such a Works were made, supposedly in the 90s. Owner’s name are unaivalable. . (Photo : lutemaker ‘s collection)
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Item n°:
005
Lute maker : Fuad AL QUTURI
Name : Qanbus , (San’a, Yemen)
Age / Year : suposedly circa 1990
Owner : unknown
Diamètre Di = Le = Lm= Pi=
mm
mm mm mm
Observations : Fuad AL QUTURI has produced very few old-style copies of the vintage qanbus after some vintage instruments of the early XXth century (see patterns, items 006 & 007 ),.. He copied the black painting, the carved ornamentations of the soundbox, the mosaic decorated neck, and imagined the extra design of the decorated skin. Two items of such a Works were made, supposedly in the 90s. Owner’s name are unaivalable. (Photo : lutemaker ‘s collection)
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Item n°:
006
Lute maker : anonymous
Name : Qanbus , (San’a, Yemen)
Age / Year : supposedly circa 1900
Owner : Jean LAMBERT
Diamètre Di = Le = Lm=
mm
mm mm
Pi < 100 mm Observations : interesting ornamentations : mosaic-decorated fingerboard, carved flowers on the rear soundbox, coppper plate on the soundboard. Most of the schemes have inspirated QUTURI.
(Photo Pierre d’HEROUVILLE by courtesy of Jean LAMBERT)
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Item n°:
007
Lute maker : anonymous
Name : Qanbus , (San’a, Yemen)
Age / Year : supposedly circa 1900
Owner : Jean LAMBERT
Diamètre Di = Le = Lm=
mm
mm mm
Pi < 100 mm Observations : mosaic-decorated fingerboard. (Photo Pierre d’HEROUVILLE, by courtesy of Jean LAMBERT)
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Item n°:
008
Lute maker : anonymous
Name : Qanbus , (San’a, Yemen)
Age / Year : supposedly circa 1900 (controversial info claimin 16th century)
Owner : Jean LAMBERT
Diamètre Di = 220 mm Le = 850 mm Lm=
mm
Pi = 100 mm Observations : mosaic-decorated fingerboard. Pattern of item 011. (Photo CERIMM/ Abbaye de Royaumont)
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Item n°:
009
Name : Qanbus , (San’a, Yemen) Age / Year : circa 1878
Lute maker : anonymous Owner : Yahya AL NUNU Diamètre Di = Le = Lm=
mm
mm mm
Pi < 100 mm Observations : ageing, darkened wood. This historical item is now for sale. This was successively property of 5 old poets, including Qasem AL AKHFASH, Ahmad FAYI, and Yahya AL NUNU . Most of them were Homayni purists. Since 2007 AD, the item is being held by the Musee Branly in Paris. Wood : jowz.. Original Leather Spares available. The 2nd circle on the board is a sticker. published by Inedit/MCM)
(Photo :
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Item n°:
010
Lute maker : Fuad AL QUTURI
Name : Qanbus , (San’a, Yemen)
Age / Year : early 2000’s
Owner : Larry FRANCIS HILARIAN (SNG)
Diamètre Di = 170 mm Le = 810 mm Lm= 40 mm Pi= 110 mm
Observations : carved pegbox – see items 002, 006, 008 -, this item is especially ornamented with pearls. Wood : Tunub
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Item n°:
010
Lute maker : Fuad AL QUTURI
Name : Qanbus , (San’a, Yemen)
Age / Year : early 2000’s
Owner : Larry FRANCIS HILARIAN (SNG)
Diamètre Di = 170 mm Le = 810 mm Lm= 40 mm Pi= 110 mm
Observations : carved pegbox – see items 002, 006, 008 -, this item is especially ornamented with pearls. Pearl-ornamented pegbox, carved rose, mirror : many details suggest this item has been inspired by the earlier item # 13. Wood : Tunub
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Item n°:
011
Lute maker : unknown, presumately moroccan
Name : Qanbus (replica)
Age / Year : early 2000’s
Owner : Marc LOOPUYT (BEG)
Diamètre Di = 220 mm (est. same as Item 008) Le = 850 mm (est. same as Item 008) Lm=
mm
Pi = 100 mm (est. same as Item 008)
Observations : replica after Item 008, according to its technical check up by the CERIMM (photo : personal website of Marc LOOPUYT)
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Item n°:
011
Lute maker : unknown, presumately moroccan
Name : Qanbus (replica)
Age / Year : early 2000’s
Owner : Marc LOOPUYT (BEG)
Diamètre Di = 220 mm (est. same as Item 008) Le = 850 mm (est. same as Item 008) Lm=
mm
Pi = 100 mm (est. same as Item 008)
Observations : replica after Item 008, according to its technical check up by the CERIMM . (photo : personal website of Marc LOOPUYT) 21
Item n°:
012
Name : Qanbus, Turbi (Hadramawt) Age / Year : supposed early XXth century
Lute maker : anonymous Owner : Yemen House of Culture, San’a Diamètre Di = Le =
mm
Lm= Pi