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Object Number 22-13-10/97932
Display Title Fiddle and bow. Wood cylinder (violin), horse hair strings.
Descriptions
Object Description Fiddle and bow. Wood cylinder (violin), horse hair strings, yellow and black paint.
Inventory Description Fiddle and bow, carved wood cylinder, 1 end resin-plugged, resin decoration,
Classification
  • String
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Apache
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona / Navajo County
Additional Geographic Terms Cibecue Creek
Dimensions Overall: 32.7 x 15.5 x 6 cm (12 7/8 x 6 1/8 x 2 3/8 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 97932
Provenance
Provenance Babbit Brothers' Trading Post (01/01/1922)
Collector Samuel J. Guernsey (01/01/1922)
Expedition Peabody Museum Expedition (01/01/1922)

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