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Fiddle

Fiddle, the body, neck, pegbox and (broken) finial carved from a single piece of wood. Skin soundtable pegged to the lower section of the waisted resonance cavity, the upper section open. Incised geometrical designs on the neck and the back, the latter with a central longitudinal ridge.

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  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:321.321-71
  • Repository:Horniman Museum and Gardens
  • Measurements:overall: 615 mm