Violin

Rectangular body; elliptical in section, made of bamboo or re-formed strip of longitudinally striated wood sheathing. Neck, tailpiece, tuning pegs, and top and bottom of body made from wood. Neck, peg box, and scroll carved from one piece of wood. Four strings of vegetable fiber cord. Multicolored wool ���pompoms��� on tailpiece, on either side of neck at top of body, and on top of scroll. Dangling tassel with another pompon attached to scroll. Iron nails used to connect body sheathing to wooden top and bottom.<br />Phillipines: Bagobo<br />Exhibited at the Louisiana Purchase Exhibition, St. Louis 1904.

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Identifier

346,123_2003-31-89

Origin

Philippine Islands

Materials

Bamboo|Wood|Wool

Physical Dimensions

52.0 cm long 13.0 cm wide

Provenance

Gift of the Philadelphia Commercial Museum (also known as the Philadelphia Civic Center Museum), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2003

Display status

Not on display

Official Website

http://www.penn.museum/collections/object/346123

Collection

Penn Museum

Source

Record accessed in February 2021
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“Violin,” Mapping Philippine Material Culture, accessed April 29, 2024, https://philippinestudies.uk/mapping/items/show/5561.

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