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Fiddle
Fiddle, local name 'ghibaro' noted by the previous owner, Percy Bull. The instrument is carved from a single piece of heavy, dark wood. The skin soundtable is pierced with small round soundholes. It is nailed to the body with small wooden pegs. The square peg box has lateral pegs for four strings.
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India - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:321.321-71 necked bowl lutes sounded by bowing with a bow
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:321.321-71 necked bowl lutes sounded by bowing with a bow
- Repository:Horniman Museum and Gardens
- Measurements: overall: 760 x 212 x 95 mm