Fiddle
Fiddle Bow
A937
From: Burma
Curatorial Section: Asian
Native Name | Ta-yaw |
Object Number | A937 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Burma |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Wood | Glass |
Technique | Carved |
Description | Fiddle with three strings (two attached) and an elaborately carved neck. Wood above pegs is carved into a bird standing inside a square shaped tree design and a smaller one diving down at it. Fiddle is wooden, painted black with many glassy inlaid discs. Good condition: except for strings. Bow is smooth, dark brown stitch with brown horsehair stretched between holes at each end and red cloth at each end. Condition good except that hair is loose and slightly frayed. |
Credit Line | Gift of Mrs. Sarah (William D.) Frishmuth, 1900 |
Other Number | C-37 (fiddle) - Seder Number | C-12 (bow) - Seder Number |
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