Fiddle Bow
81-11-64
From: North Africa (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: African
Object Number | 81-11-64 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | North Africa (uncertain) |
Culture Area | North Africa |
Section | African |
Materials | Wood | Leather | Fabric |
Description | Wooden bow with a twisted leather string. Two-thirds of the bow handle is crudely wrapped in red felt, brown cotton, and blue-and-white pinstriped cotton. One end of the bow is notched and the other end is thick and rounded, and the bowstring is wrapped around is several times. |
Height | 3.5 cm |
Length | 37 cm |
Width | 8 cm |
Credit Line | Received from various sources, pre-1981 |
Other Number | 29-94-192 - Old Museum Number |
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