A) Violin (masenko); hide covered resonator; rawhide strips attached to horsehairs connecting to peg in arm; bridge attached; damage on arm-cracks; length: 65.5 cm; B) Bow; curved wood with horsehair strings; length: 39 cm.
Donor:
David Solomon and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Ethiopia; Addis Ababa
Culture or time period:
Amhara
Collector:
David Solomon
Collection date:
1969
Object type:
(not specified)
Object class:
Musical bows and Violins
Function:
5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments
Accession date:
October 1969
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Loans:
S1974-1975 #4: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (July 19, 1974–February 7, 1975) and S1974-1975 #67: Civic Arts Center (Walnut Creek) (February 5, 1975–May 7, 1975)