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Rubab silhouette motif illustration

AFGHANISTAN · MUSIC

Rubab silhouette

What it means: Musical continuity, connections across communities and solidarity.

Making this wooden string instrument brings together woodcarving, inlay and other skills, passed on through families and apprenticeships.

Often chosen for: Family, home & belonging · Strength & courage · Curiosity, creativity & wonder

Respectful use: Distinguish specific instrument forms. Traditional healing contexts are not evidence of medical effects; reliable evidence of current prevalence is limited. An original instrument illustration does not clear all commercial or cultural rights.

Design a gift with rubab silhouette

Sources: [1] ich.unesco.org

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