A) Fiddle; Goge; gourd box; reptile skin head; horse hair string; red leather trim; B) Bow; M'bakan Goge; made from nail puller; horse-hair string; leather handle; C) lump of resin; Karu; D) Magic amulet; leather with geometric designs.
Donor:
Leonard Plotnicov and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Jos market, Jos, Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
Af.; Nigeria; Hausa; Jos Market
Culture or time period:
Hausa
Collector:
Leonard Plotnicov
Collection date:
1962
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Amulets, Fiddles, and Musical bows
Function:
5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments
Accession date:
1963
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Loans:
S1972-1973 #90: Music Department (UC Berkeley) (April 26, 1973–June 22, 1973), S1975-1976 #29: Music Department (UC Berkeley)/Ollie Wilson (November 5, 1975–November 19, 1975), S1977-1978 #2: Music Library (UC Berkeley) (July 27, 1977–October 6, 1977), S1979-1980 #16: Music Department (UC Berkeley)/Ollie Wilson (October 15, 1979–December 11, 1979), and S1992-1993 #9: Music Department (UC Berkeley)/Ollie Wilson (September 18, 1992–November 2, 1992)