(a) Violin, wood, handcarved; horn tailpiece held in place by leather (broken); wire strings; L 59 cm X W 20.2 cm. (b) bow, wood, handcarved; horsehair strings held in place with fiber; L 66.3 cm X W (at handle) 2.7 cm.
Donor:
Mary S. Johnson
Collection place:
Navojoa Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
Verbatim coll. place:
Mayo, Navajoa District, Sonora, Mexico
Culture or time period:
Mayo
Collector:
Ralph L. Beals
Collection date:
1931
Materials:
Horn (animal material), Leather, and Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments
Accession date:
1931
Context of use:
Musical instrument, reportedly made by a blind man.
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Loans:
S1974-1975 #4: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (July 19, 1974–February 7, 1975), S1974-1975 #67: Civic Arts Center (Walnut Creek) (February 5, 1975–May 7, 1975), S1977-1978 #2: Music Library (UC Berkeley) (July 27, 1977–October 6, 1977), and S2010-2011 #8: SFO Museum (June 1, 2011–May 22, 2012)