Musical bow

Museum number:
9-10952
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21090010952
Alternate number:
36b (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.2696
Description:
bow for child's stringed musical instrument; bamboo horsehair; 43 cm length;
Donor:
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Ready, Jr. Fund
Collection place:
Udaipur district, Rajasthan, India
Verbatim coll. place:
India, Rajasthan, Udaipur district
Culture or time period:
Indian
Collector:
Renaldo "Ronald" Maduro
Collection date:
July 1969
Materials:
Bamboo (material) and Horsehair
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Musical bows
Function:
6.2 Toys, Children’s Utensils, Objects used in the Education of Children
Accession date:
November 11, 1970
Context of use:
used by children in playing musical instrument; daily use; See ravanhatha, 9-10951. made by men of low caste
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
length 43 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Musical bow, accession number 9-10952, described as bow for child's stringed musical instrument; bamboo horsehair; 43 cm length;Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Musical bow, accession number 9-10952, described as bow for child's stringed musical instrument; bamboo horsehair; 43 cm length;
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Musical bow, accession number 9-10952, described as bow for child's stringed musical instrument; bamboo horsehair; 43 cm length;

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