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This is a two-string, Chinese spike-fiddle with a cylindrical wooden tube resonator and a snake skin soundtable, glued with a layer of black resin. The tuning pegs, strings and bridge are missing.
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1850–1950 - Maker:
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Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum - Inventory number:
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China - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:321.313-7 Spike tube lutes played by bowing
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- Decorative elements:Ivory or bone overlay on top of the neck.
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:321.313-7 Spike tube lutes played by bowing
- Repository:Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum
- Measurements:Height: 460mm; Width: 105mm; Diameter: 53mm