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Violin and bow
Object Number 34-28-50/229
Display Title Violin and bow
Descriptions
Inventory Description String instrument, square hide over wood frame, horsehair string/bow, tuning peg
Classification
  • String
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Amhara
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Abyssinia
Additional Geographic Terms Ethiopia
Materials Wood, Hide, Horsehair, Vegetable fiber, Cloth
Dimensions Overall: 74.5 x 27.5 x 19.5 cm (29 5/16 x 10 13/16 x 7 11/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object #31/ Violin bow/ 1/8/ [illegible]/ 34-28-50/229/ Violin

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