Fiddle

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Title:
Fiddle
Description:

Kemange? Small spiked fiddle with iron peg, three lateral pegs, membrane sounding-board. Body and Neck inlaid heavily with Mother-of-Pearl and ivory. The shape of the body resembles a coconut from which the form was evolved.

Holding institution:
Penn Museum
Data provider:
Penn Museum
Extent:
11.5
66.5
cm
11
Medium:
Wood
Mother-of-Pearl
Ivory
Iron
Provenance:

Gift of the Franklin Institute, 2014

Geographic region:
Soviet Georgia
Tiflis
Identifier:
168592
Type:
Fiddle
Type (Broader):
Object
Type (Narrower):
Musical Instruments
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