Fiddle
| Native Name | Kemangeh |
|---|---|
| Object Number: | 2014-13-52 |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Provenience: | Georgia (Country) Tiflis |
| Section: | Near Eastern |
| Materials: | Wood |
| Technique: | Inlaid |
| Height: | 9.3 cm |
| Length: | 71.6 cm |
| Width: | 9.8 cm |
| Credit Line: | Gift of the Franklin Institute, 2014 |
| Other Number: | L-222-52 - Old Loan Number 32 - Franklin Institute Number C-243 - Seder Number 6184.52 - Franklin Institute Number |
Description
Kemange rumi? Bottle-shaped fiddle with eleven lateral pegs, five for bowing and six sympathetic strings. Wooden body. Inlaid body, fingerboard and pegbox. European-formed scroll, fingerboard and tail-piece. "C" Sound-holes.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Four Thousand Years of Music (18 May 1950 - Apr 1958) | View Objects in Exhibition |
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