Spiked Fiddle
| Native Name | Kemangeh (uncertain) |
|---|---|
| Object Number: | 2014-13-51 |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Provenience: | Georgia (Country) Tiflis |
| Section: | Near Eastern |
| Materials: | Wood Hide Iron Mother-of-Pearl |
| Height: | 19.5 cm |
| Length: | 89.7 cm |
| Width: | 17.5 cm |
| Credit Line: | Gift of the Franklin Institute, 2014 |
| Other Number: | L-222-51 - Old Loan Number 31 - Franklin Institute Number C-244 - Seder Number 6184.51 - Franklin Institute Number |
Description
Kemange? spiked fiddle with iron peg, 3 lateral pegs, membrane sounding board, body and neck heavily inlaid with mother-of-pearl. body retains the old coconut form
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| 44 Eyes in a Museum Storeroom ( Dec 2000 - 2001) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Four Thousand Years of Music (18 May 1950 - Apr 1958) | View Objects in Exhibition |
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