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1992.41.1.1

'Horse-head fiddle' (.1) with carved horse's head at top of neck. Two horsehair strings. With bow, also strung with horsehair (.2).

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1992.41.1.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
'Horse-head fiddle' (.1) with carved horse's head at top of neck. Two horsehair strings. With bow, also strung with horsehair (.2).
Geographical reference
Mongolia
Asia > Eastern Asia > Mongolia
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source Dambyn Galsandorj
Date / Period
Date made: Probably After 1990
Date collected
By 1992
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1992
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Horse Hair Animal, Material String, Material Nylon Synthetic, Material Varnish, Process Carpentered, Process Carved, Process Varnished, Process Perforated, Process Strung, Process Tied
Dimensions
Length x Width x Depth: max 730 x 235 x 120 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1992.41.1.1 Accession number: 1992.41.1.2

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