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Violin. Hollowed wood body (yucca plant?) and sinew string.
Violin. Hollowed wood body (yucca plant?) and sinew string.
Object Number 44-35-10/27469
Display Title Violin. Hollowed wood body (yucca plant?) and sinew string.
Descriptions
Object Description Violin. Hollowed wood body (yucca plant?) and sinew string attached with a nail. Sealed with pitch. Carved with geometric designs and colored yellow and red.
Inventory Description Musical instrument, hollow cylindrical, painted, triangular perforations, split
Classification
  • Unclassified
Department Ethnographic
Date 1887-1894
Artist Geronimo (04/01/1887-01/01/1894)
Culture
  • Chiricahua
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alabama
Materials Wood, Sinew, Metal, Resin
Dimensions Overall: 46 x 7.8 x 8 cm (18 1/8 x 3 1/16 x 3 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1 (small bag of resin)
Label on object 44-35-10/27469
Provenance
Collector Unknown
Intermediary Old South Church of Boston (06/14/1944)
Donor Hemenway Heirs (06/16/1944)

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