Fiddle
| Object Number: | 90-2-10 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Provenience: | Iran Samarkand |
| Section: | Near Eastern |
| Materials: | Wood |
| Credit Line: | Received from various sources, pre-1990 |
| Other Number: | C-193 - Seder Number |
Description
Wooden fiddle with hollowed out body, circular at top with a long pointed lower end. Lower end covered with skin, round upper part left open. Square peg box, open at back, 2 lateral hour glass-shaped pegs. 2 groups of black horse hair strings attached to one end through holes in peg box and tied around short metal spike at other end. Good condition. Skin loose at edges. No bow.
Length: 83.5 cm. Width of body (circular part): 14.5 cm. Body depth: 12 cm.
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