Violin

Museum number:
5-8467a
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2569
Description:
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.
Donor:
David Solomon and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Ethiopia; Addis Ababa
Culture or time period:
Amhara
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Violins
Function:
5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments
Accession date:
October 1969
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Violin, accession number 5-8467a, described as 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.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Violin, accession number 5-8467a, described as 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.

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