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Object Number
995-29-10/74545B
Display Title
Fiddle (A) and bow (B)
Descriptions
Object Description
Agave fiddle made of hollowed out tree limb. Wood is painted white except for natural diamond in center outlined in red. Also ring of natural diamonds at each end outlined in red. Bow is simple curved piece of natural wood; string is missing.
Inventory Description
Bow? curved wood stick, notched at ends
Classification
- Unclassified
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1920s-1940s
Culture
- Apache
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
New Mexico?
North America / United States / Arizona?
North America / United States / Arizona?
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 38 x 0.5 x 0.5 cm (14 15/16 x 3/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/74545B
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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