Name of Object:

Oud

Location:

Beirut, Lebanon

Holding Institution:

Lebanese National Higher Conservatory of Music

 About The Lebanese University, Beirut

Date of Object:

19th century

Material(s) / Technique(s):

Wood

Provenance:

Lebanon

Description:

The oud is the Arabic word for a lute, a pear-shaped instrument with a short fretted kneck and six sets of double strings. It is played with a plectrum, usually made of trimmed eagle feather, and has a deep, mellow sound. The word 'lute' in English comes from the Arabic "al-oud", via the Spanish word for the instrument, "laúd".

Type of Object

Musical instrument; woodwork

Citation of this web page:

Jeff El-Msanne, Hassan El Masri, Remy Nader "Oud" in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2026.
https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;lb;121;en

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

MWNF Working Number: LB 138