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Fiddle (kízh kízh díhí) and bow
Native American, White Mountain Apache
19th century
Object Place: Arizona, United States, Southwest
Medium/Technique
Mescal stalk, ash
Dimensions
Length 29.3 cm, diameter 6.2 cm (Length 11 9/16 in., 2 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Leslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession Number17.2240a-b
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CollectionsMusical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Chordophones
DescriptionCylindrical body of reddish colored mescal (?) stalk with longitudinal striations. Rod of wood pierces body end-to-end with twisted gut string tied to each end. Bow of ash (?) with eighteen strands of black horsehair set into notches at each end and bound with sinew.
ProvenanceFrancis W. Galpin (b. 1858 - d. 1945), Hatfield Regis, England; 1916, sold by Francis W. Galpin to William Lindsey (b. 1858 - d. 1922), Boston; 1916, gift of William Lindsey to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 5, 1916)