Mihbaj

Bedouin grinding implement

A mihbaj (Arabic: مهباج) is a traditional Bedouin implement, made of a wooden base with a foot-long pestle, that serves both as a coffee grinder and as a percussion instrument. It is one of the few instruments used in Bedouin music.

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Traditional Arabic musical instruments
Plucked lutes
  • Buzuq
  • Kwitra
  • Lavta
  • Mandole
  • Oud
  • Qanbūs
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Zithers
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Bowed lutes
  • Kamanjah
  • Rababa
LyresFlutesReed instruments
DrumsOther percussion


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