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Spike fiddle (part)
This is part of a spike fiddle that resembles the Middle Eastern kemanche. The resonator is a coconut shell covered with thin skin, glued onto the edges, and there is an iron-alloy spike that pierces through. The needle-end of this spike would probably go into a wooden dowel neck that would then have pegs and strings. The bent end of the spike would be the one in which the instrument would rest/st…
Type of item
- Musical Instrument
- Spike fiddle
- http://www.mimo-db.eu/HornbostelAndSachs/200
- Musical instrument
Date
- second half of 19th century
Type of item
- Musical Instrument
- Spike fiddle
- http://www.mimo-db.eu/HornbostelAndSachs/200
- Musical instrument
Date
- second half of 19th century
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
Identifier
- #MINIM-UK:43841
Providing country
- Europe
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2019-12-16T15:27:33.841Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2019-12-17T12:57:36.684Z