Fiddle Bow

51-46-137B

From: Arizona (uncertain) | New Mexico (uncertain)

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 51-46-137B
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Apache
Provenience Arizona (uncertain) | New Mexico (uncertain)
Culture Area Southwest Culture Area
Date Made ca. 1900
Section American
Materials Wood | Hair
Description

Curved wooden stick painted red with thin, paired bands of black. Animal hair is wrapped around each end, pulled taut, and wrapped with sinew.

Length 51.5 cm
Width 2.2 cm
Credit Line Gift of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1951
Other Number '04-609a - Philadelphia Museum of Art Number | L-238-137 - Old Loan Number | C-504 - Seder Number

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