Fiddle

Title

Fiddle

Year/Period

20th century

Region

Java

Object Type

plucked string instruments, rebabs (spike fiddles), bowed string instruments, musical accessories

Material

skin (collagenous material), wood (plant material)

Technique

assembling (additive and joining process), woodworking, carving (processes)

Dimension

Object size: MB-0199-AL106.6 cm,
Object size: MB-0199-BL61.5 cm,
Object size: MB-0199-CH62.4 x W36 x D47 cm

Accession No.

XXXX-09503

Collection of

Asian Civilisations Museum

The 'rebab' refers to a three-stringed spiked fiddle of Middle Eastern origin. It is thought to have originated from the North Iranian district of Kudistan and brought to Southeast Asia through Arab traders. The oval-shaped body is hollowed out from either the nangka (jackfruit) or sena wood and it is covered with a membrane taken from the skin of the cow's stomach.