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Fiddle with bow. Fiddle made from mescal stalk. Painted designs of diamonds
Fiddle with bow. Fiddle made from mescal stalk. Painted designs of diamonds
Object Number 985-27-10/58984
Display Title Fiddle with bow. Fiddle made from mescal stalk. Painted designs of diamonds
Descriptions
Object Description Fiddle with bow. Fiddle made from mescal stalk. Painted designs of diamonds, triangles, x's & one which is probably an animal in red & black. Patterns of small holes. Horsehair attached to dowel, but broken. Pitch seals each end. Bow made of wood & painted red. Some horsehair remains. 30.7x16.2
Inventory Description Musical instrument, painted cylinder with holes, crossbow and horsehair, bow
Classification
  • Unclassified
Department Ethnographic
Date 20th century
Culture
  • Apache
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona
Materials Wood, Horsehair, Sinew, Horsehair, Stalk, Mescal
Dimensions Overall: 30.8 x 16 x 5.4 cm (12 1/8 x 6 5/16 x 2 1/8 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 985-27-10/58984; 24357
Provenance
Dealer Babbits Store (06/01/1922-09/01/1922)
Dealer Trading Post on Apache Reservation
Intermediary Samuel J. Guernsey (06/01/1922-09/01/1922)
Donor William H. Claflin, Jr. (01/01/1985)

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