Violin Item Number: B789 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Long carved violin with the monkey skin attached on the top by pegging. Strings are attached to the head by tying them to twine protruding pegs and are then tied around the end of the body.
History Of Use
Musical stringed instrument played mainly by men to accompany songs.
Narrative
Received by Joy Inglis in Bihar.
Item History
- Made in Bihar, India
- Collected during 1968
- Owned by Jerome Soreng before 1968
- Received from Jerome Soreng (Donor) during 1968
What
- Name
- Violin
- Identification Number
- B789
- Type of Item
- violin
- Material
- horse hair, monkey skin and sal wood
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved, tied and pegged
- Overall
- height 2.0 in, width 18.1102 in, depth 1.4961 in
Who
- Culture
- Santal
- Previous Owner
- Jerome Soreng
- Received from
- Jerome Soreng (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Bihar, India
When
- Collection Date
- during 1968
- Ownership Date
- before 1968
- Acquisition Date
- during 1968
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0146/0038