Musical bow

Museum number:
9-10950
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21090010950
Alternate number:
34b (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.2696
Description:
bow for stringed musical instrument; wood, horsehair, bells, cloth; Length 53 cm.
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:
Horsehair and Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Musical bows
Function:
5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments
Accession date:
November 11, 1970
Context of use:
Used for playing 'ravanhatha', stringed musical instrument; Used by men of wandering musician's caste (bhopa). made by men of 'bhopa' caste.
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
length 53 centimeters
Loans:
S1977-1978 #2: Music Library (UC Berkeley) (July 27, 1977–October 6, 1977)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Musical bow, accession number 9-10950, described as bow for stringed musical instrument; wood, horsehair, bells, cloth; Length 53 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Musical bow, accession number 9-10950, described as bow for stringed musical instrument; wood, horsehair, bells, cloth; Length 53 cm.Hearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Musical bow, accession number 9-10950, described as bow for stringed musical instrument; wood, horsehair, bells, cloth; Length 53 cm.Hearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Musical bow, accession number 9-10950, described as bow for stringed musical instrument; wood, horsehair, bells, cloth; Length 53 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Musical bow, accession number 9-10950, described as bow for stringed musical instrument; wood, horsehair, bells, cloth; Length 53 cm.

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