Fiddle
2014-13-49
From: Georgia (Country) | Tiflis
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
| Native Name | Kemangeh (uncertain) |
| Object Number | 2014-13-49 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Georgia (Country) | Tiflis |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Wood | Mother-of-Pearl | Ivory | Iron |
| Description | Kemange? Small spiked fiddle with iron peg, three lateral pegs, membrane sounding-board. Body and Neck inlaid heavily with Mother-of-Pearl and ivory. The shape of the body resembles a coconut from which the form was evolved. |
| Height | 11.5 cm |
| Length | 66.5 cm |
| Width | 11 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of the Franklin Institute, 2014 |
| Other Number | L-222-49 - Old Loan Number | 30 - Franklin Institute Number | C-245 - Seder Number | 6184.49 - Franklin Institute Number |
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