Fiddle

Title
Fiddle
Year/Period
Late 19th-early20th centuries
Region
Sarawak
Object Type
plucked string instruments, rebabs (spike fiddles), bowed string instruments
Material
rattan, hide (collagenous material), shell (plant material)
Technique
cutting (shaping or dividing), assembling (additive and joining process)
Dimension
Object size: H66.5 x W12 x D9 cm
Accession No.
XXXX-09402
Collection of
Asian Civilisations Museum

This single stringed, ratan fiddle has a coconut sounding box and a hide tympanium. The bow that goes with it has horse hair strings.

 

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