Fiddle to be played with bow 1928.69.1523 .2

Collection type: Object
Description: Fiddle to be played with bow 1928.69.1523 .2
Long description: Monochord fiddle with bamboo cup for body and spathe sounding board. Stem is of bamboo with branch base cut as a strut for the fibre cord straining the cord against 2 loops of wood (?for tuning and modulating). The cord is tied to the stem. Bow is of cane with a split-off 'string' left attached to the bow at one end.
Geographical reference: India
Asia > Southern Asia > India; Assam North Cachar Hills Dengkenhong
Cultural groups: Karbi
Person: Field collector James Philip Mills; PRM source James Philip Mills
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1929
Date collected: 1929
Acquisition information: Donated: 1931
Materials and processes: Material Bamboo Plant, Material Wood Plant, Material Cane Plant, Material Plant Fibre, Material Plant Spathe, Process Carved, Process Split
Dimensions: Width: max 110 mm, Depth: max 125 mm, Length: max 597 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1928.69.1523.1

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