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Fiddle (A) and bow (B)
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?
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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