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Fiddle (rebab byur)
mid-19th century
Object Place: Surakarta, Indonesia
Medium/Technique
Teak, ivory, buffalo bladder
Dimensions
Overall: 110.5 x 43 x 11 cm (43 1/2 x 16 15/16 x 4 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Frank B. Bemis Fund
Accession Number1990.498a
CollectionsMusical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Chordophones
DescriptionOne "Baladewa"-sized byur two stringed spike fiddle comprised of a hollowed out teak burl body, the front of which is covered with white bladder with a green velvet dodot (coat), and elaborately turned Indian ivory parts including: ma in shaft, pegbox, finial, tuning pegs, foot. The main shaft and foot is connected by a square metal rod which passes through the top and bottom of the body. The body has perforations on the back. An elongated wooden bridge rests on the bladder face and carries the two brass strings. Base is similar to suling
Provenance1990, sold by RMT Badjradipura, Surakarta, Central Java, to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 24, 1990)