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Spike fiddle; jinghu; bow
Jinghu, spike fiddle, and bow. The bamboo body has a fake snakeskin table and is open at the back. Bamboo neck. Two wire strings running from fluted pegs to the string-holder at the base of the instrument.
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circa 1975 - Maker:
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Horniman Museum and Gardens - Inventory number:
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Beijing (Timezone: Asia/Shanghai) - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:321.313-71 spike tube lutes sounded by bowing with a bow
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- Materials:nylon, hair, vegetable fibre, wood, metal, metal thread, textile, skin, bamboo
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:321.313-71 spike tube lutes sounded by bowing with a bow
- Repository:Horniman Museum and Gardens
- Measurements:overall: 491 mm x 54 mm x 411 mm