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Fiddle (so u) and bow
about 1975
Object Place: Thailand
Medium/Technique
Coconut, wood, calfskin, ivory
Dimensions
Length 64.1 cm, width 12.9 cm, depth 12.4 cm (Length 25 1/4 in., width 5 1/16 in., depth 4 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Visuttichittra Vanichsombat
Accession Number1978.1204a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsContemporary Art, Musical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Chordophones
DescriptionCoconut-shell body with skin belly; the back pierced carved with figure of Hanuman surrounded by bas relief carving of geometric design. Body pierced by turned hardwood neck. Two dorsally-mounted turned wood tuning pegs. Two silk strings tied to "spike" at lower end. Patch of "rosin" on treble top side of body. Bridge of tightly-rolled cloth, the outer layer (at least) light green. Sliding nut of twisted silk.
InscriptionsPrinted adhesive label at top of neck: [multiple Thai characters]
Provenance1978, gift of Visuttichittra Vanichsombat, Bangkok, Thailand, to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 25, 1986)