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1892.36.3.1

Monochord fiddle [.1]. The bow is [.2] [CAR 14/10/2008]

1892.36.3.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Monochord fiddle [.1]. The bow is [.2] [CAR 14/10/2008]
Long description
Monochord fiddle [.1], with wooden resonator and single reptile skin membrane. Neck of bamboo and one wooden tuning peg. A length of twisted palm leaf 'string' has been tied across the instrument. The bow is [.2] [CAR 14/10/2008]
Geographical reference
Malawi
Africa > Eastern Africa > Malawi
Lake Nyasa, Likoma Islands
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1891
Date collected
1891
Acquisition information
Donated: 03/10/1892
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Palm Leaf Plant, Material Bamboo Plant, Material Reptile Skin, Process Carpentered, Process Hollowed, Process Stretched, Process Twisted, Process Tied, Process Perforated
Dimensions
Width: max 115 mm, Depth: max 270 mm, Length: max 280 mm, Length: max 790 mm, Width: max 40 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1892.36.3.1 Accession number: 1892.36.3.2

Search terms: Music, Musical Instrument, Bowed Lute, Bow

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