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1938.34.624

Wooden fiddle with carved animal head.[CAR 05/11/2008]

1938.34.624

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Collection type
Object
Description
Wooden fiddle with carved animal head.[CAR 05/11/2008]
Long description
Wooden fiddle with carved animal head. Neck and resonator of fiddle carved from single piece of wood. The resonator is covered in a thin section of wood with is carved with two European style 'f-holes'. There is gilded decoration where the neck ends and resonator begins. [CAR 05/11/2008]
Person
Field collector A. Weston
PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1911
Date collected
By 1911
Acquisition information
Bequeathed: 1939
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Metal, Material Gold Foil Metal, Process Carpentered, Process Carved, Process Perforated, Process Varnished, Process Nailed, Process Gilded
Dimensions
Length x Width x Height: max 1170 x 140 x 100 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1938.34.624

Search terms: Music, Figure, Musical Instrument, Animal Figure, Lute

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