Spiked Fiddle
| Native Name | Rebab |
|---|---|
| Object Number: | 2014-13-83A |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Provenience: | Java |
| Section: | Oceanian |
| Materials: | Wood Metal Hide Pigment |
| Technique: | Carved |
| Height: | 130 cm |
| Width: | 25.5 cm |
| Depth: | 8.3 cm |
| Credit Line: | Gift of the Franklin Institute, 2014 |
| Other Number: | L-222-83 - Old Loan Number C-274 - Seder Number |
Description
Long-necked fiddle with egg-shaped body covered with membrane. Long slender neck and bottom "spike" are decoratively turned wood. Two tuning pegs (B and C), similarly turned. Two metal strings.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Four Thousand Years of Music (18 May 1950 - Apr 1958) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Book] Polin, Claire C. 07 Apr 1954. Gifts of Jubal: Musical Instruments from the Ancient East.. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: xxvi | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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