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Musical bow
Possibly Mandigo people
19th century
Object Place: Western Africa
Medium/Technique
Wood
Dimensions
Length 155.9 cm (61 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Leslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession Number17.1698
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsMusical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Chordophones
DescriptionThick re-curved stave of wood, wrapped in several places with thin strips of sinew (?) and notched at one end. Originally strung with strip of leather (now missing). Short stick (or arrow?) of reed formerly associated with it.
ProvenanceFrancis W. Galpin (1858-1945), Hatfield Regis, England; 1916, sold by Francis W. Galpin to William Lindsey (1858-1922), Boston, Massachusetts; 1916, gift of William Lindsey, in memory of his daughter, Leslie Lindsey Mason, to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 5, 1916)