Name of Object:

Mijwiz

Location:

Beirut, Lebanon

Holding Institution:

Lebanese National Higher Conservatory of Music

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Date of Object:

19th century

Material(s) / Technique(s):

Wood

Provenance:

Lebanon

Description:

The mijwiz, meaning "double" in Arabic, is a common instrument in traditional Lebanese music. It is a type of reed clarinet, played by breathing slowly through a circular aperture at the end of the instrument, and covering the holes down the body of the instrument with your fingers in order to create different notes.

Type of Object

Musical instrument; woodwork

Citation of this web page:

Jeff El-Msanne, Hassan El Masri, Remy Nader "Mijwiz" in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2026.
https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;lb;122;en

Prepared by: Jeff El-Msanne, Hassan El Masri, Remy Nader
Copyedited by: Flaminia Baldwin

MWNF Working Number: LB 139